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Mohammed Rafi: Kerala has a lot of good footballers but few clubs to help them

Rafi, who has won the ISL with ATK and Chennaiyin in the past, believes young players are under a lot of pressure to perform at Kerala Blasters...

Only three teams have won the Indian Super League since it kicked off in 2014 and Mohammed Rafi, the experienced footballer from Kerala, has won the trophy twice with different clubs.

Having excelled in the I-League with Mahindra United, Rafi had made a name for himself in Indian football before he was signed by Atletico de Kolkata in 2014 for the inaugural season of ISL. The Kolkata-based franchise lifted the trophy, beating a David James-led Kerala Blasters in the final.