Majority of state units favour dual posts, AIFF calls SGM on Nov 24 to vote on matter
Bengaluru FC players, including India legend Sunil Chhetri, have accepted pay cut for the truncated Indian Super League season, starting on February 14.
If all goes well, the new season of ISL may start in the first week of February.
SC-appointed Justice Rao recommends striking balance between AIFF autonomy and bidders' interests
With the livelihood of nearly 5,000 people at stake, and FIFA, the Asian Football Confederation and global players' union FIFPRO keeping a close watch, the Court fixed August 28 as the next date of hearing.
Govt's new sports policy to encourage Indian-origin athletes abroad to represent country
'You're paying Rs 42 lakh for one game. Why not link it to qualification? It just shows how clueless the management is.'
Jamil will succeed Spaniard Manolo Marquez, who parted ways with the AIFF last month following India's recent struggles.
'Khalid will have to begin with consistency and with new players and good strikers from U-23 because he has to build for the future.'
Talismanic striker Sunil Chhetri has been left out of the 35 probables named by newly-appointed Indian football team head coach Khalid Jamil for the upcoming CAFA Nations Cup in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
'At the same time, this may encourage some youngsters in some parts of the country to pursue football.'
'Failure to meet this schedule will leave us with no alternative but to refer the matter to the relevant FIFA decision-making body for consideration and decision... including the possibility of suspension.'
Should not entertain him, must be removed: Bhaichung Bhutia criticises AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey for corruption, mismanagement
The AIFF said Jamil has signed the contract after parting ways with ISL team Jamshedpur FC.
The injury to the 32-year-old stalwart is a big blow to India as they take on a strong Afghanistan side in their third and final Group B match on Thursday.
Xavi Hernandez and Pep Guardiola's applications were not genuine: AIFF
2018-19 ISL champions Bengaluru FC said they had taken the decision "in view of the uncertainty surrounding the future of the Indian Super League season."
Inter Kashi filed an appeal at the Switzerland-based CAS on April 24 against the decision of the AIFF appeals committee and the world's apex sports tribunal ruled in favour of the club on Tuesday.
Indian men's football team drops six places to 133rd in FIFA rankings, worst in nine years
ISL Imbroglio: AIFF calls for meeting between legal counsels of federation and clubs
Sunil Chhetri and his two Bengaluru FC team-mates -- Rahul Bheke and Roshan Singh Naorem -- on Monday joined the national men's football team's preparatory camp in Bengaluru
Three shortlisted for Indian football team's coach role; Constantine, Jamil in the mix
The MRA expires on 8th December 2025.
AIFF invites bids from consulting firms to manage process of awarding commercial rights.
Wim Koevermans is the new coach of India's senior football team. The Dutchman, whose last assignment was with the Republic of Ireland as High Performance Director, was unveiled by Kushal Das, general-secretary of the All India Football Federation, at the AIFF headquarters, Football House, in Delhi on Friday.
If the draft constitution is approved on Sunday at the SGM along with this clause, a majority of the AIFF's Executive Committee members may have to resign from their positions or lose their top posts in the state units.
Pressure will be on India against Singapore, but Jhingan available for matches: Jamil
'The Football Players Association of India (FPAI) and FIFPRO have been in constant contact with players across the ISL and have raised the matter with FIFA and the AFC on their behalf.'
SC permits current AIFF executive committee to continue till end of term in Sept 2026
Six months on, AIFF presents replica I-League trophy to Inter Kashi after CAS verdict
Mandaviya addresses state of Indian football
Qatar, the highest-seeded team among the four, will host Group H, with the matches slated to be played between September 1 to 9.
The Englishman will take charge of the national team on June 20.
The senior India squad began its preparatory camp in Bengaluru on August 15 ahead of next month's CAFA Nations Cup, but 13 players, including seven from Mohun Bagan, have skipped the camp.
Following a directive from the Supreme Court, the AIFF has been asked not to negotiate new terms of the MRA with FSDL, the apex governing body's commercial partner running the ISL, until a final judgment is delivered in the AIFF draft constitution case.
AIFF proposes Super Cup from second or third week of September, doubts remain over ISL
The All-India Football Federation has formed a three-member committee, headed by former judge Justice L Nageswara Rao, to oversee the entire tender process for selecting its new commercial partner, as per a directive from the Supreme Court.
Majority of AIFF EC members to choose between national body posts and state unit office
Inter Kashi become I-League champions after CAS rejects AIFF Appeal Committee decision
Former India and Mohun Bagan footballer Manitombi Singh died aged only 39 at his native village near Imphal in Manipur on Sunday. Manitombi was suffering from a prolonged illness and breathed his last in the early hours of Sunday.
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