Gokulam Kerala’s back-to-back historic I-League triumph along with Kerala Blasters’ spirited 2021-22 Indian Super League (ISL) run to the final has laid the foundation for catapulting the two Kerala clubs into beacons of Indian football.
Off late, teams from Kerala have grabbed headlines for all the right reasons including the Santosh Trophy triumph, where they got the better of Bengal in the final clash. The state team, playing in front of a packed 30,000-capacity Manjeri stadium symbolized the passion for football in Kerala, gradually globalized by the two clubs – Gokulam Kerala and Kerala Blasters.