I-League clubs wary of AIFF plans

The All-India Football Federation’s idea to start a marquee league has gone down too well with the I-League sides, who claim that it would be harmful for Indian football.

Armando Colaco, who was representing the I-League spoke to reporters about his upcoming meeting with the AIFF and their partners IMG-Reliance, who want to kick-start the game in the region through a financially lucrative league.

“We have asked them to make I-League a separate legal entity and also asked for a share of the revenue. We are ready to follow the AFC criteria and so we want them to fulfill the same,” Indian Professional Football Clubs Association’s (IPFCA) vice-president,
Armando Colaco said.

“They (FIFA) said they will talk to the federation and the concerned people for a better cooperation and relationship between the clubs and the federation,” he added.

“The new franchisee league that AIFF is toying with, looks as if it will be a non-starter, the way it is being planned now. If implemented in that manner, it could well spell the death-knell of Indian football and more so of I-League clubs. One gets the
impression that we need experienced, knowledgeable experts and brains in strategic planning for the development of I-League. You need football gurus or virtual magicians in administration capable of removing a rabbit out of the hat.”

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