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Bengaluru FC coach Carles Cuadrat feels that the mental aspect will play a key role in the upcoming 2020-21 ISL, especially with the season being played in unprecedented times. The entire team will reach Goa by the fourth week of October, with the tournament sent to kick-start in late November.

Six players from three Indian Super League clubs - ATK Mohun Bagan, FC Goa, and Hyderabad FC, have tested positive for Covid-19 with two months left for the tournament to kick-off. Meanwhile, two of the infected players have already recovered, while the rest four are in home isolation.

Hyderabad FC head coach Albert Roca has been approached by FC Barcelona boss Ronald Koeman to be a part of the latter’s coaching staff if he is willing to. The Spanish coach was roped in by the ISL club midway last season, while the club also decided to stick with him for the upcoming season too.

The Indian Super League (ISL) organisers have zeroed in on the home grounds of the respective participating teams based on the positions of the league standings in the last season. Three grounds, including the Nehru Stadium, in Fatorda, have been shortlisted as venues for the new season of the ISL.