Sunil Chhetri and senior players make “last-ditch effort” urging FIFA to save Indian football
Indian footballers have now escalated the matter to the sport’s global governing body, FIFA, seeking its intervention.
Indian footballers have now escalated the matter to the sport’s global governing body, FIFA, seeking its intervention.
Mumbai City FC is in the ISL and was being administered by CFG to since 2019, which also owns Manchester City, Melbourne City, and New York City, among others.
The deadlock has already forced some clubs to halt their footballing operations, leading to the suspension of first-team activities across the league.
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has assured full support to Indian Super League (ISL) clubs, following reports that all 13 teams were considering taking the matter of the league’s current suspension to the Supreme Court.
Amid the growing uncertainty over the future of the Indian Super League (ISL), All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Kalyan Chaubey has assured that the country’s top-tier football league will be held this year.
The three points have taken Odisha's tally to 18 points from 12 matches.
While both sides have not yet made any kind of official announcement, it is extremely likely that it the merger could be made official by the end of this week.
Now placed eighth on the table, they badly need a win to take them within 2 points of fourth-placed Mumbai City.
It was the first time that the Kochi-based side scored five goals in an ISL game and the result takes them to the seventh spot in the table while Hyderabad continue to be at the bottom.
On Saturday, the team was playing against ATK at the Indian Super League.
