Indian football suffers fresh AFC humiliation with third-tier downgrade

[ad_1] Indian football suffered another major continental embarrassment on Friday after the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) downgraded the country’s club competition slot allocation for the 2027-28 season. India will now only receive one play-off slot in the AFC Challenge League, the third and lowest tier of Asian club football. Speaking to PTI, a former football […]

ISL clubs accuse AIFF of profiting from ‘distressed season’, seek greater say in governance

[ad_1] Twelve Indian Super League (ISL) clubs on Friday wrote to the All India Football Federation (AIFF), alleging that the federation stands to earn a surplus of over Rs 3.4 crore from the ongoing season despite assuring the Sports Ministry that it would not “make a rupee” from the league this year. In a strongly […]

Indian football: East Bengal beat Punjab FC 3-1, enter AIFF Super Cup final | Football News

[ad_1] Photo credit: X/@eastbengal_fc NEW DELHI: Punjab FC lost 3-1 to East Bengal in the first semifinal of the AIFF Super Cup at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Fatorda, Goa, on Thursday.With this win, East Bengal entered their third AIFF Super Cup final. It is also their second final of the season after losing the […]

AFC Asian Cup: Khalid Jamil urges AIFF-ISL clubs to solve players release issues, says ‘Need to work together’

[ad_1] Indian men’s football team head coach Khalid Jamil has urged the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and Indian Super League (ISL) clubs to engage in “constructive dialogue” to find a solution that “balances club and national commitments.” The call comes as 14 players from three ISL clubs have yet to join the national camp, […]