Bengaluru FC director Darren Caldeira says club-led ISL is a positive shift despite commercial risk
Football
Bengaluru FC director of football Darren Caldeira told Times of India on 24 September 2026 that the club-led Indian Super League is a positive shift despite placing greater commercial risk on clubs.
He outlined Bengaluru’s academy-first squad strategy.
He called for enforceable salary controls. He described Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) players as only a temporary solution and said sustainable club economics and national team success must drive Indian football’s future.