India's football super league was supposed to kick off in September but a ball has not been kicked, pushing the sport to breaking point.
The top-tier ISL will feature 91 matches on a home-and-away basis, assuming that all the 14 clubs are taking part.
Hyderabad is preparing for one of the most anticipated sporting events India has ever witnessed, a football match featuring Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy against global icon Lionel Messi.