A vital assembly between the All India Football Federation prime brass and representatives of ISL golf equipment right here on Thursday was anticipated to offer readability and assurances concerning the longer term of Indian soccer. The solely tangible final result was an insistence that the ISL and the Super Cup could be held.
The AIFF has proposed holding the Super Cup forward of the Indian Super League, tentatively from the second or third week of September, however there isn’t a affirmation on the dates or format of the competitors.
With the Master Rights Agreement (MRA) between league organisers Football Sports Development Limited and the AIFF but to be renewed, there was no discuss both on resolving monetary points with the golf equipment.
Two-time champion Chennaiyin FC on Wednesday introduced a brief suspension of operations for its first-team gamers and workers, changing into the third membership after Bengaluru FC and Odisha FC to take action. The present MRA is about to run out on December 8 with no readability in the interim on its extension or signing a brand new one.
“The AIFF and all the clubs collectively decided that, if required, we can modify the format of the tournament to save cost on logistics and other areas,” AIFF president Kalyan Choubey mentioned, including that the subject of suspension of operations by groups was not mentioned.
“Some clubs are yet to start their pre-season, once that happens, normalcy will return. We will meet again in 7 to 10 days to further discuss the details, and hopefully we will have a confirmed kick-off date by then,” he added.
NorthEast United FC CEO Mandar Tamhane and his FC Goa counterpart Ravi Puskur have been current however have been unwilling so as to add a lot. “We have just finished the meeting and need some time to process everything,” was all they mentioned.
