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Mumbai City eye successive Indian Super League titles

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The Indian Super League (ISL) no longer attracts the world-famous stars of a few years ago. There are no players to match Nicolas Anelka, Alessandro Del Piero or Robert Pires and no coaches of the stature of Zico. But the competition, which started in 2014, is settling down as it approaches its second season as the top tier of Indian football.

It has moved on from the shortterm signings but there is an issue that remains:

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