Indian Super League Season 2: 8 world famous footballers to look out for
The 2015 Indian Super League (ISL) will be the second season of the highly successful Indian Super League, a professional football league in India. The league, modelled on cricket's Indian Premier League and United States' Major League Soccer, completed a highly successful first season in December of 2014. This season, the ISL runs from 3 October to 20 December. Instead of a promotion and relegation system, the ISL uses a franchise based system, where eight teams participate in the league. The inaugural season saw Atletico de Kolkata lifting the trophy after a narrow 1-0 win against the Kerala Blasters.
The eight teams participating are Atletico de Kolkata, Chennaiyin FC, Delhi Dynamos FC, FC Goa, Kerala Blasters FC, Mumbai City FC, NorthEast United FC and FC Pune City. A number of celebrities such as Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, John Abraham, Ranbir Kapoor and Abhishek Bachchan have already snapped up teams. Certain teams are also owned by prominent businessmen. Since the beginning, the ISL had a rule wherein each team would sign one player who would be considered their marquee player. This particular player would be a world-renowned footballer who has played at the highest-level.
Here's your guide to the the eight star players that the teams have chosen for this season:
Date of birth: 2 August, 1982
Place of birth: Vila do Conde, Portugal
Age: 33
Position: Forward
Major teams played for: Porto, Tottenham Hotspur, Sporting CP, Valencia, Deportivo La Coruna, Portugal
Matches for Portugal: 71; Goals: 27
Achievements
Titles: UEFA Cup 2002-03 (Porto), Intercontinental Cup: 2004 (Porto), Portuguese Liga: 2002-03 (Porto), 2006-07
Overall (clubs): Appearances; 448; Goals: 101
Date of birth: 14 June, 1981
Place of birth: Iracemapolis, Brazil
Age: 34
Position: Attacking midfielder
Major teams played for: Santos, Shakhtar, Manchester City, Galatasaray, Santos
Matches for Brazil: 50; Goals: 9
Achievements
Titles: Super Cup: 2005 (Shakhtar Donetsk), Copa America: 2007 (Brazil), FIFA Confederations Cup: 2009 (Brazil), Indian Super League Golden Boot Award: 2014 (Chennaiyin)
Overall (clubs): Appearances; 568; Goals: 136
Date of birth: 10 April, 1973
Place of birth: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Age: 42
Position: Left-back
Major teams played for: Palmeiras, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Fenerbahce, Corinthians
Matches for Brazil: 125; Goals: 11
Achievements
Titles: La Liga: 1996-97, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2006-07 (Real Madrid), UEFA Super Cup: 2002 Real Madrid), UEFA Champions League: 1997-98, 1999-2000, 2001-02 (Real Madrid), Intercontinental Cup: 1998, 2002 (Real Madrid), FIFA World Player of the Year: 1997, FIFA World Cup: 2002 (Brazil), Copa America: 1997, 1999 (Brazil)
Overall (clubs): Appearances; 820; Goals: 102
Date of birth: 8 May, 1978
Place of birth: Planaltina, Brazil
Age: 37
Position: Centre back
Major teams played for: Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, Juventus, Sao Paulo, Palmeiras
Matches for Brazil: 105; Goals: 4
Achievements
Titles: Bundesliga: 2004-05, 2005-06, 2007-08 (Bayern Munich), Serie A: 2009-10 (Inter Milan), UEFA Champions League: 2009-10 (Inter Milan), FIFA Club World Cup: 2010 (Inter Milan), FIFA World Cup: 2002 (Brazil), FIFA Confederations Cup: 2005, 2009 (Brazil)
Overall (clubs): Appearances; 555; Goals: 44
Date of birth: 31 July, 1979
Place of birth: Las Cabezas, Spain
Age: 36
Position: Centre back
Major teams played for: Sevilla, Benfica, Valencia, Villarreal, Deportivo La Coruna
Matches for Brazil: 69; Goals: 2
Achievements
Titles: UEFA Cup: 2003-04 (Valencia), UEFA Super Cup: 2004 (Valencia), La Liga: 2001-02, 2003-04 (Valencia), Copa del Rey: 2007-08 (Valencia), FIFA World Cup: 2010 (Spain), UEFA European Championship: 2008 (Spain), FIFA U-20 World Cup: 1999 (Spain)
Overall (clubs): Appearances; 525; Goals: 22
Date of birth: 14 March, 1979
Place of birth: Le Chesnay, France
Age: 36
Position: Forward
Major teams played for: Paris Saint-Germain, Arsenal, Real Madrid, Manchester City, Fenerbahce, Bolton Wanderers, Chelsea
Matches for France: 69; Goals: 14
Achievements
Titles: Premier League: 1997-98 (Arsenal), FA Cup: 1997-98 (Arsenal), UEFA Champions League: 1999-2000 (Real Madrid), Premier League: 2009-10 (Chelsea), FA Cup: 2008-09, 2009-10 (Chelsea), UEFA European Football Championship: 2000 (France), Premier League Golden Boot: 2008-09
Overall (clubs): Appearances; 665; Goals: 210
Date of birth: 31 October, 1979
Place of birth: Constantim, Portugal
Age: 35
Position: Winger
Major teams played for: Barcelona, Benfica, Atletico Madrid, Espanyol
Matches for Portugal: 85; Goals: 2
Achievements
Titles: UEFA Europa League: 2009-10 (Atletico Madrid), UEFA Super Cup: 2010 (Atletico Madrid), Turkish Cup: 2010-11 (Besiktas),
Overall (clubs): Appearances; 642; Goals: 158
Date of birth: 8 January, 1979
Place of birth: Calinesti, Romania
Age: 35
Position: Winger
Major teams played for: Barcelona, Benfica, Atletico Madrid, Espanyol
Matches for Portugal: 85; Goals: 2
Achievements
Titles: UEFA Europa League: 2009-10 (Atletico Madrid), UEFA Super Cup: 2010 (Atletico Madrid), Turkish Cup: 2010-11 (Besiktas)
Overall (clubs): Appearances; 642; Goals: 158
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