Indian Super League Kicks Off In Kolkata

KOLKATA, INDIA - OCTOBER 12: Fireworks during the inaugural function of Indian Super League (ISL) tournament at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Stadium in Salt Lake City on October 12, 2014 in Kolkata India. The Indian Super League only has eight teams, and the fixtures will be confined to the next 10 weeks, but the tournament is already expected to kick-start a football revolution in a country with an estimated 500 million fans starved of any home-grown action. The tournament will kick-start on October 12 at Kolkata's historic Salt Lake Stadium. In the opening fixture, Atletico de Kolkata will take on Team Mumbai. The eight-team tournament will have some of the brightest Indian talents playing along-side established international players. All the eight teams have already signed their marquee players. (Photo by Subhendu Ghosh/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)