

Indian international Mehtab Hossain was the first player signed by the club, as he was the first one to be picked up by the Blasters during the first domestic draft. On, the club's official name, Kerala Blasters FC, was announced. On 13 April 2014, it was announced the rights to the Kochi franchise had been won by former India national cricket team captain Sachin Tendulkar and entrepreneur Prasad V Potluri. In early 2014, the All India Football Federation-the governing body of association football in India, announced they would accept bids for the ownership of eight franchises from selected cities for the inaugural season of Indian Super League (ISL).

Sachin Tendulkar, one of the first co-owners of the club

The club's traditional kit consist of yellow and blue colours scheme, with yellow being the primary colour and identity of the club ever since the beginning. The club's crest features an elephant holding a football with its trunk, denoting Kerala's deep connection with the sport. The club is also known for their fan base, including the supporters' group called Manjappada, which has gained a reputational for being one of the most vocal and passionate fan clubs in India. The Blasters are one of the most widely supported clubs in Asia and has one of the largest social media following among the football clubs from the continent. The Blasters shares rivalry with fellow South Indian neighbours Bengaluru FC and Chennaiyin FC, with whom they contest in the South Indian Derby. In most of the seasons since the club's founding, Kerala Blasters have held the record for the highest league attendance, regularly attracting audiences of over 40,000 per game. The club plays home games at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi.

They are the two time runners up of the Indian Super League first in 2014, where they lost 1–0 to ATK in the final after an injury time goal from them and in 2016, when they were again defeated 4–3 by ATK, this time through penalties in the final. The club played their inaugural match on 13 October 2014, losing 1–0 to NorthEast United. The club was established in May 2014 during the inaugural season of the Indian Super League.
FIFA 18 RATINGS REFRESH UPGRADE
That being said, it is just a one-point upgrade but 83 perhaps suited slightly more to an obviously gifted winger.Kerala Blasters Football Club ( Malayalam pronunciation: ( listen)), commonly referred to as The Blasters, is an Indian professional football club based in Kochi, Kerala, that competes in the Indian Super League, the top tier of football in India. It seems highly likely that he has lost all will to play for Leicester and you have a disaster waiting to happen. There is no doubt that Riyad Mahrez has been Leicester City's best player in the Premier League this season with 8 goals and 7 assists but it pales in comparison to what the Algerian achieved just a few short seasons ago in the Premier League with the club, lifting the trophy and opening the eyes of fans around the world.Īdd to this the fact that Mahrez has been crying out for a move away from the King Power Stadium practically all season. #5 Riyad Mahrez Riyad Mahrez has been trying to force a move out of the King Power Stadium So here are 5 players who didn’t deserve an upgrade in the latest ratings refresh: But with football and gaming going hand in hand, we just had to find some flaws up front with the rating updates put forth by EA Sports.Īdmirable as they may be, there are clearly some glaring errors in what the popular franchise have presented to their fans today. The regular single point upgrades have been superseded by several multi-point upgrades this year, making this truly a ratings refresh meant for the players. This year's Premier League ratings refresh is especially important, because, this time there will be no downgrades for players in the English League and this bodes well for FUT players too, who may already have their squads set in stone. As was expected, there are some eye-catching, and some eyebrow-raising inclusions in this list as is always the case with anything a franchise as big as FIFA tends to do. The FIFA 18 ratings refresh is finally upon us and the first round of rating updates comes from the most popular league in the world.
