ISL to introduce 9:30 pm weekend double header kick-offs

The nation’s premier soccer match, Indian Super League (ISL) is about to introduce a 9:30 pm kick off time for its weekend double headers within the upcoming 2021-22.
PTI has reliably learnt that ISL, organised and promoted by Football Sports Development Limited, for the primary time in its seven years historical past will try for a late night weekend kick offs.
“The league had informed clubs on the possible change to the weekend double header start,” confirmed an ISL membership supply.
“From players point of view, the 9:30 pm will be a much-welcomed decision as it will bring respite from the sweltering humidity,” the supply added.

While the common weekday fixture shall be a 7:30 pm begin, the double headers on weekends, which till final season have been a 5:30 pm characteristic, will now transfer to 9:30 pm begin.
“The league is likely to announce 2021-22 fixture by early next week,” knowledgeable one other supply whereas confirming change within the weekend double header.
ISL had caught the creativeness of Indian followers and world soccer business as a viable league within the cricket dominated nation.

Introduced in 2014 as a brief 11-week occasion, ISL over time has gained huge momentum in popularising the game throughout India, bringing in transformational modifications to the format and competitors and incomes itself the nation’s premier soccer league standing. ISL now runs from November to March, with an elevated matches to 115 involving 11 golf equipment.
Early this March, the league had earned accolades for being the primary reside sports activities occasion to begin, and efficiently full a five-month lengthy competitors in bio-secured bubble at Goa. The league has as soon as chosen Goa to conduct the upcoming 2021-22 season commencing November 19. The match shall be held behind shut doorways at three stadiums till March 2022.