John Stiven Mendoza

ISL 2015: Chennaiyin FC's Stiven Mendoza is the league's bonafide superstar

What makes Mendoza special is that he's being noticed in the ISL. After last season's stint, when he scored four goals in nine appearances, he was snapped up by Corinthians.

Elano's no-show, Anelka's flop-show and Chennai's downpour: Talking points from ISL's Chennaiyin vs Mumbai City

Amidst heavy downpour, Chennaiyin FC inched closer to a semi-final berth on Tuesday night after handing Mumbai City FC a 3-0 thrashing. Here we look at three talking points from the match which turned the tide in Chennaiyin’s favour.

ISL 2015: Chennaiyin FC down Mumbai City FC 3-0, inch closer to semi-finals

Chennaiyin FC notched up a superb 3-0 victory over Mumbai City FC to keep themselves afloat for a semifinal berth at the second Hero Indian Super League (ISL) semifinals on Tuesday.

ISl 2015: Why Chennaiyin FC's superstar John Stiven Mendoza is absolutely undroppable

Marco Materazzi has learnt his lesson: Mendoza is simply undroppable. If this was Jose Mourinho's team, Mendoza would be bonafide untouchable.

ISL 2015: Five players from Chennaiyin FC who made the difference against Delhi Dynamos

Chennaiying FC moved up two places to fourth in ISL standings with an emphatic win over Delhi Dynamos at the Marina Arena.

Mendoza's return, Bruno's new role and Dhana's character: Here's how Chennaiyin FC are back in the hunt

Chennaiyin FC announced they won’t give up as yet with a thumping win over Kerala Blasters at the Marina Arena.

ISL 2015: Mendoza scores stunning hat-trick as Chennaiyin FC beat Kerala Blasters 4-1

Mendoza scored a stunning hat-trick as Chennaiyin ended a bad run of results with a 4-0 win over Kerala Blasters.

ISL 2015: Exclusive interview with Chennaiyin FC's Elano on the art of taking a freekick

Elano seems to spark into life when standing over a dead ball. Seven of his 10 ISL goals have come from freekicks and penalties.

ISL tactical view: Mendoza, Elano flourish in new formation for FC Chennaiyin

'Elano's beautiful pass finds Mendoza, who scores for Chennaiyin'. This has been the standard protocol already for four of the six goals scored by John Stiven Mendoza in this season's Indian Super League for Chennaiyin FC.

Chennaiyin back with a bang: Eight takeaways from their 4-0 ISL win over FC Goa

Here are eight takeaways from the game as Chennaiyin got back to winning ways after losing their first two matches.