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Mumbai City FC retained Romanian and star defender Lucian Goian who will now join Amrinder Singh and Sehnaj Singh for the next two seasons of the Indian Super League. Goian represented the Romanian U-21 national team and later joined Dinamo București who have featured in the UEFA Champions League.

Proposing a “temporary short-term bridging solution” to the year-long impasse, AFC has approved that ISL will be played alongside I-League in 2017 and 2018. Additionally, the Fed Cup winners will play AFC Cup preliminary stages, while I-League winners will play in the AFC Champions League Playoff.

Luis Norton de Matos, the U-17 Indian football coach, believes that the country has the potential to qualify for the FIFA World Cup in upcoming years owing to the talent of the current crop. Matos also suggested that his primary goal is to prove that Indian players are at par with the world's best.

Chennaiyin FC 's new boss John Gregory is determined to get the side back to winning ways after their seventh-placed finish last season. The side has announced the signing of Spanish full-back Inigo Calderon for the next season, after his contract with his former Cypriot team expired this summer.