Kerala Blasters fans: Can the Yellow Army lead the way?

Kochi | Monday | 19th February, 2018

Summary:

With the Yellow Army boasting the highest number of fans, Kerala Blasters players such as Wes Brown and Iain Hume believe that Kerala can lead from the front. A few months ago, the Bengaluru FC fans had verbally abused Kerala Blasters and their fans, leading to a heated atmosphere at the Bengaluru stadium and consequent clashes online. “In places like Kochi where there aren’t many football fans, Sachin’s presence have been able to bring people in. On Friday, in an Indian Super League ( ISL ) football match between Bengaluru FC and Pune City, a few fans of Chennaiyin FC turned up to support the latter. But that’s not how others view the game.”Social media heckling sometimes goes out of hand like a few years ago when a Mumbai-based journalist had to deactivate his account because of Kerala Blasters fans, says Unni..