Football is slowly and steadily becoming very popular in our country. The game is played between 2 teams of 11 players in each team including a goalkeeper. The main objective of the game is to kick the ball into the goal post with a foot without using hands. Tournaments are organized in various countries by the governing bodies to make the game better.

Indian Super League is the highest level of Domestic Football tournament played in India. ISL came as a boon for India and its players as the players started getting recognition worldwide and foreign players and investors got to know the tournament. Now players from all around the globe are part of this tournament.

ISL is the highest level of the domestic tournament played now, earlier it was the I-League. ISL was founded 8 years ago on 21 October 2013 and is governed by AIFF and FSDL. Currently, the tournament is played by 11 teams. Mumbai City FC is the current Champions of the league and ATK Mohun Bagan is the most successful team with 3 titles.

League	Indian Super League
Founded	21 October 2013
Administration	AIFF and FSDL
Teams	11
Current Champions	Mumbai City FC
Most Successful Team	ATK Mohun Bagan

ISL 2022 TV Channels, Live Streaming Details

Star Sports network has the right to cover all the matches of ISL in India. Various Star Sports channels Live telecast the matches. Indian fans can watch the live streaming on Star Sports 2, Star Sports 2 HD, Star Sports 3, Star Sports 1 Hindi, and Star Sports 1 Hindi HD. Hotstar and JioTv will be live streaming the matches on their OTT Platform. Onefootball, Digicel, and Arena Sport will be live telecasting the matches internationally.

ISL 2022 Schedule

The eighth season of the ISL started on 19 November 2021 and the Finals will be played on 20th March 2022. The tournament is in its final stages and let’s have a look at the schedule of the 2022 ISL Schedule.

Date	Time	Match
27th February	7:30 PM	ATK Mohun Bagan vs Bengaluru
28th February	7:30 PM	East Bengal vs Northeast United
1 March	7:30 PM	Hyderabad vs Jamshedpur
2 March	7:30 PM	Kerala vs Mumbai
3 March	7:30 PM	Chennaiyin vs ATK Mohun Bagan
4 March	7:30 PM	Jamshedpur vs Odisha
5 March	7:30 PM	East Bengal vs Bengaluru
5 March	9:30 PM	Hyderabad vs Mumbai City
6 March	7:30 PM	Goa vs Kerala Blasters
7 March	7:30 PM	ATK Mohun Bagan vs Jamshedpur
20th March	TBA	Finals

The game is getting more and more interesting as it is getting interesting in its final stages, the games will be more interesting and intense. Hyderabad is currently sitting at the top of the points table with 35 points and Jamshedpur at 2nd place with 34 points. The next few games can change the course of the table. All the matches are being played in Tilak Midan in Goa and the finals will also be played there. East Bengal and Northeast United are at the bottom level of the points table.

When we talk about India the first games that come to our mind are cricket and hockey the most famous games played in India. Cricket is much more famous than any other game in India as India had been entering the international and national tournament and many clubs are open that makes people play and enjoy the game. Take a look at why cricket is famous in India. Check Why cricket is so much famous in India?.

Cricket is famous all over the world and also has overall popularity of 3 billion people as per the stats. Which makes it the second most popular game after football overall in the world. Most of the cricket fans belong to India as cricket is been loved in India and is also been played in cities and towns of India. Out of 100 people watching sports in India, 95 people will have a liking for cricket. Questions remain that what makes cricket famous in India.

The answer to this will surely be the league and tournament played in India. India holds its own cricket tournament where the national and international player comes to participate and are been picked up by teams in Mega Auction. The tournament is enjoyed like an annual fest in India. The most popular cricket tournament in India is IPL formally known as the Indian premier league. Take a look at the top format of Cricket tournaments played in India.

1	Indian premier league
2	Ranji trophy
3	Dheodar trophy
4	Duleep Trophy
5	Vijay Hazar Trophy

These are the top cricket tournament format played in India in each part of the nation. Cricket is also the most played game in India among the residents. The second reason that cricket is famous in India as the tournament is divided into teams where each team represents a state and each state’s residents cheer and support their team which makes it the most popular game in India.

(ISL) Indian Super League (2021-2022)

The Indian Super League (ISL) is a men’s professional football league, which is the highest level league in the Indian football system. It is organized by the All India Football Federation and their commercial partners Football Sports Development Limited. For sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp, it is officially called Hero Indian Super League.

The 8th season of the ISL will commence on the 19th of November at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa. The opening match will be played between the ATK Mohun Bagan based in Kolkata, West Bengal, and the Kerela Blasters based in Kochi, Kerela. the kick-off will commence at 7:30 pm on the same date. Let’s Check More Football Upcoming Tournaments 2021-22 Key Dates.

Football Upcoming Tournaments 2021-22 Key Dates

Premier League (2021-2022)

The Premier League often referred to as the English Premier League or the EPL (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited), is the top level of the English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football League (EFL).

the 30th season of the Premier League started on the 13th of August, the first match was played between Brentford and Arsenal in England. And the whole league is to end on 22nd Mat 2022.

English Championship (2021-2022)

The English Football League Championship (often referred to as the Championship for short or the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons, and known as the Football League. the English Football League (EFL) and second-highest overall in the English football league system after the Premier League. The league is contested by 24 clubs. Each season, the two top-finishing teams in the Championship are automatically promoted to the Premier League. The teams that finish the season in 3rd to 6th place enter a playoff tournament, with the winner also gaining promotion to the Premier League. The three lowest-finishing teams in the Championship are relegated to League One.

The 30th season of the English Championship should have commenced on the 13th/14th of august, whereas the opening weekend matches started on 7th August. and scheduled to end on 29th May 2022.

La Liga (2021-2022)

The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División (Spanish Premier League) in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men’s top professional football division of the Spanish football league system. Administered by the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, is contested by 20 teams, with the three lowest-placed teams at the end of each season relegated to the Segunda División and replaced by the top two teams and a play-off winner in that division.

The 91st season of La Liga began on 13th August too, but the actual matches commence on 14th of August, three matches were held first between Valencia and Getafe, second other between Mallorca and Real Betis, and the third between Cadiz and Levante. the last match t be scheduled for 22 May 2022.

Copa del Rey 2021-2022

The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanish football, organized by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. It is considered one of the most prestigious national cup trophies in the world. Copa del Rey winners qualify for the following season’s UEFA Europa League.

The 120th staging of Copa del Rey will commence on 17th November 2021 in Spain.

Bundesliga (2021-2022)

The Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany’s primary football competition. The Bundesliga comprises 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the  2. Bundesliga. All of the Bundesliga clubs qualify for the DFB-Pokal. The winner of the Bundesliga qualifies for the DFL-Supercup.

The 59th season of Germany’s Premier Football League began on August 13/14th august and is scheduled to end on 14th May 2022.

DFB Pokal (2021-2022)

The DFB-Pokal is a German knockout football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga. It is considered the second-most important club title in German football after the Bundesliga championship. The winner qualifies for the DFL-Supercup and the UEFA Europa League unless the winner already qualifies for the UEFA Champions League in the Bundesliga.

The 79th season of the German football competition began on the 6th of August and is sheduled to end on the 21st of May 2022.

Serie A (2021-2022)

Serie A  also called Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and the winner is awarded the Scudetto and the Coppa Campioni d’Italia (Trophy’s name).

The 120th season of the most prestigious Italian football championship commenced on the 21st of August 2021 and is sheduled to end on 22nd May 2022.

Carabao Cup (2021-2021)

The EFL Cup (referred to historically, and colloquially, as the League Cup), currently known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual knockout football competition in men’s domestic English football. Organized by the English Football League (EFL), it is open to any club within the top four levels of the English football league system.– 92 clubs in total – comprising the top-level Premier League, and the three divisions of the English Football League’s own league competition (Championship, League One and League Two).

The domestic English football of 2021-2022 started on the 9th of August 2021 and sheduled to the finale on 27th February 2022.

FA Cup (2021-2022)

The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men’s domestic English football. It is organized by and named after The Football Association (The FA). Since 2015, it has been known as The Emirates FA Cup after its headline sponsor. The competition is open to any eligible club down to level 10.

The 141st season competition started back on 7th august 2021 and is sheduled to end on 14th May 2022.

Indian Super League, the top-tier football league of the national country has had 7 successful seasons so far. This year is going to be the 8th edition of the grand league organized by FSDl, Football Sports Development. There are in all 11 participating teams that will be battling out to win the championship trophy this year. Mumbai Fc has been the defending champions of ISL. Check ISL 2021-22 Prize Money Breakdown: How Much Do ISL Winners & Runner Up Earns.

The League began on 19th November 2021 and is scheduled till March 2022. The first match was between ATK Mohun Bagan vs Kerala Blasters. Where ATK Mohun Bagan won the match 4-2. The winner of the series will bag a heft sum of cash prize. So let’s take a look at the Indian Super League 2021-22 Prize Money Breakdown.

Indian Super League 2021-22 Criterion

Indian Super League is a popular sport amongst youngsters. It provides a chance for all the budding footballers to showcase their talents. There are 11 clubs that each club is owned by businessmen and celebrities. For example, Mumbai FC is owned by Ranbir Kapoor and Bimal Parekh jointly. The League winners are a way to select the team for the prestigious AFC Cup

The Football Sports development has announced an increase in the prize money for Indian Super League ‘Shield Winners’ by ₹3 Crore from this season. In order to equivalence the prize money amongst the other 5 cash prize categories, FSDL has allocated a total of ₹3.5 Crore as cash reward for the League Winners. The Shield Winners category was introduced in the previous season 2019-20

ISL 2021-22 Prize Money Breakdown

Initially, INR8 Crore was entitled to the Hero ISL Champions winner of the Final match. However, they will now receive INR6 Crore, while the runners-up will get INR3 Crore. Initially, the runner-ups received INR 4 Crore. The semi-finalists continue to be eligible for INR 1.5 Cr each. There are three scenarios under which the calculation of League Shield winners are rewarded,

The club has guaranteed 3.5 Crore table-toppers. Adding the incentive, only if the ISL Championship is won, then the club would be entitled to bag a sum of INR 9.5 Crore. In another case, if the ISL final was won by the club, it would be earning INR 6.5 Crore. The team that rabks on the 3rd-4th position of the points table in the knockout competition, then the club would get the smallest amount of INR 5 crore.

What is the Total Prize money of ISL 2021-22?

Currently, the Money pot holds INR 15.5 Crore as the total prize money for ISL 2021-22. Apart from this, the Winners of the League would also receive the highest honor of representing India at Asia’s top club football competition, the AFC Champions League. Mumbai City FC, who have now been the current holders of the trophy, won the double as well as their maiden Hero ISL Trophy in 2020-21.

Meanwhile, for each win in group stages in the AFC Champions League, a club is awarded $60,000 while a draw earns them $10,000 apart from a travel bonus of $40,000. In AFC Cup, a team can earn $100,000 if they qualify for the Round of 16.

When we talk about Sports there are many forms of that a person can think of. But we normally have to thought of the most popular ones, that is played on an international level or has a more fan following of it. Sports is one such activity that unites people and countries together to support their favorite teams and players. With years we have seen the growth of sport industry at its peak and the fans expect more for it each year.

One of the reasons why people are intrigued in watching sport is that it is fun and unpredictable. All the games played are not recorded but live, so one knows the result on the on the spot. Second it creates a sense of sportsmanship and learns about the the right and wrong in a match. The fans also go beyond just to have a look at their favorite game and are ready to spend huge amount of money to buy tickets, travel or watch it via any means. So, here we bring you Top 10 richest sports leagues in the world right now.

Top 10 richest sports leagues in the world right now.

Considering the 2022 as the latest trends and the fan following of the games. We have updated the order of the richest sport in World. The order is in reverse, the last is rated as the number one game in the entire world as the richest sport to be played.

10. Nippon Professional Baseball (Japanese Baseball league) — $1.1 Billion

Nippon Professional Baseball is the biggest baseball league that is played in Japan. It stands at the tenth position of the list, with the annual revenue that is generated by them of $1.1 billion. It consists of 12 teams with a series of 143 matches that is played in one season. Apart from the viewership from fans overseas, it also earns sports revenue from endorsements and sponsorships.

9. UEFA Champions League- $2 billion

The Union of European Football Associations is a one of the most entertaining professional football association, which was formed in the year 1954. The formatod the game is that the teams are selected on the bases of their respective leagues, who then compete against each other in the double round robin format. Since its inception in the year 1954, 22 teams have had the privilege to earn the title of the prestigious tournament. UEFA produces a total of $2 billion each year as a part of the revenue.

8. Serie A (Italian Football League) — $2.3 Billion

Serie A is Italy’s top-flight league that is very popular in Europe. It easily generates a revenue of $2.3 billion every year. In all there are 20 clubs that participate in the league which include famous players like Romelu Lukaku, Tammy Abraham. The major part of the revenue that is generated comes from broadcasting rights, commercials and sponsorships. The most expensive team of the league is Napoli.

7. La Liga Santanader- $4.5 Billion

In Spain, the professional men’s Football sport that played is La Liga Santander. It comes at the 7th position of the list of the richest sports events in the world as it generates an annual revenue of $4.5 Billion. It is a top-order football league of Spain. In the year 2017-18 it generated the revenue by 20.8% more. Most of the revenue is earned by commercials, tickets and the advertisements.

6. National Hockey League-$4.8 billion

Next we have is National Hockey League, as it placed at the 6th position on the list. We know that hockey is India’s national sport. It is the most prestigious and oldest form of sports event for India. The league earns a total of $4.8 billion every season. NHL is one of the biggest hockey league across the world, during the year 2018-19 season it increased the revue to $5.08 Billion.

5.English Premier League- $5.3 Billion.

At number five we have the most popular football league across the globe, which the fans eagerly wait for each year, is English Premiere League. Apart from the clubs of EPL which generates the revenue on their own by commercials and sponsorships, it alone generates revenue of $5.3 Billion each year.

4. Indian Premier League- $7 Billion.

Indians most prestigious and popular sporting events comes at the top 5 in the list of richest sports in the world. This is a cricket league that currently has 10 teams under its franchise. It was formed in the year 2008 and has had 14 successful seasons, currently playing its 15th edition. It generates a sum of $7 Billion each year. All the team shave their own sponsors and commercials.

3. National Basketball Association-$8 Billion.

NBA which is a basketball league that is widely popular in world, consists of the richest players in the teams . Players like Lebron James, Anthony, Butler, Stephen Curry all are global icons in the Sports Industry. It generates annual revenue of $8 billion yearly. NBA signs contracts with national TV broadcasters, which indirectly helps them generate the sum of $500 million in international media revenue.

2. Major League Baseball- $10.7 Billion

Baseball is one of the sports apart from golf, rugby which is quite popular as a contest in western countries like America and Canada. However, the fondness for this sport is huge. It makes a sum $10 Billion per annum. Thereby it makes it to the second position in the list. Its initially revenue generated was just 1.2 billion dollars later on it gained support of the fans and interest, which made it the richest sport.

1. National Football League- $16 Billion

Finally the sport that made it to the top of the list of the richest sport of the world is National Football League. Football as we know is a globally dominating sport with fans that ranges from all age groups. NFL generated above $16 Billion in 2017 and 2018 while its revenue is expected to grow by $5 billion. The revenue for the same is distributed equally amongst 32 teams.