Football : Anelka de retour à Mumbai City FC

Nicolas Anelka to fire up Mumbai City FC 09 June 2015ISL Media Team Former French striker confirmed as Mumbai City FC’s Marquee player for the Indian Super League (ISL) Season 2 Mumbai City FCtoday announced the signing of prolific French strikerNicolas Anelkaas the marquee player for the Indian Super League (ISL) Season 2. Anelka was officially the league's fifth best player at the end of the inaugural season, where he scored twice with two assists. With this signing, Anelka willyet again bringhis world class abilityand experience to Mumbai CityFC. Anelka, whose illustrious career is packed with 69 international matches and nearly 500 club appearances at the top level, will continue to enrich ISL’s Mumbai franchise with his wealth of experience. With the Frenchman being Mumbai City FC’s Marquee player for the 2nd season, football fans are confident that he will lead the team to victory in ISL Season 2, that kick-starts on October 3, 2015. Commenting on retaining Nicolas Anelka, team owner Ranbir Kapoor said, “I am really happy to have Nicolas back for Mumbai City FC. The fact is, that he played really well for us last year, and while the plan this year is to build a smart and strong squad, it is important to retain some continuity from last season, and Nicolas plays a major role in that plan.