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.
ATK, however, would compete in the AFC Cup as a merged team with Mohun Bagan who have sealed the berth by clinching the I-League title.
No team in the history of the league has three titles to their name, other than ATK, who clinched their third on Saturday.
The ISL 2019-20 final between ATK and Chennaiyin FC will be played behind closed doors amid the outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus.
The central government had on Wednesday suspended all visas, barring a few categories like diplomatic and employment, in an attempt to prevent the spread of coronavirus as cases across the country rose to over 70.
Goa launched one attack after another right from the off but Chennaiyin survived and secured a place in the finals.
