FIFA ends India ban, clears country to host U-17 Women's World Cup
FIFA lifted a suspension of India's soccer federation on Friday that ensured the country can host the Under-17 Women's World Cup in October.
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FIFA lifts Indian federation ban, U-17 World Cup to go ahead as planned
:FIFA has lifted the suspension imposed on the All India Football Federation (AIFF) earlier this month due to undue third-party influence, world soccer's governing body said on Friday.
FIFA lifts ban on AIFF, decks cleared for India to host Women's U-17 World Cup
football governing body FIFA on Friday lifted the ban imposed on the AIFF after the Supreme Court terminated the mandate of the Committee of Administrators (CoA), clearing the decks for India to host the Women's U-17 World Cup in October. FIFA had suspended the AIFF on August 15 for "undue influence from third parties" and had said the U-17 Women's World Cup "cannot currently be held in India as planned." The suspension, the first time in AIFF's 85-year history, lasted just 11 days after the Supreme Court on Monday dissolved the three-member CoA, constituted by it in May, while modifying its earlier orders to ensure that India hosts the FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup from October 11-30. "The Bureau of the FIFA Council has decided to lift the suspension that was imposed on the All India Football Federation (AIFF) due to undue third-party influence," the FIFA said in a statement. "The decision was taken after FIFA received confirmation that the mandate of the committee of administrators that was set up to assume the powers of the AIFF Executive Committee had been terminated and that the AIFF administration had regained full control of the AIFF's daily affairs. "As a consequence, the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2022 scheduled to take place on 11-30 October 2022 will be held in India as planned." FIFA said it and the AFC will continue to monitor the situation and will support the AIFF in conducting its elections in a timely manner.
FIFA's Ban On AIFF Likely To Be Overturned Soon: Report
The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) had banned the All India Football Federation but now this decision can be reconsidered. According to ANI's top governmnet sources, FIFA may soon lift the ban on Indian football. However, no official statement has come about this yet. FIFA imposed the ban due to third-party interference in AIFF. After banning AIFF, FIFA issued a statement and said that "due to excessive interference of third parties, it has been decided to suspend the All India Football Federation."
Court Rejects Cardiff City's Appeal Over Transfer Fee Of Emiliano Sala, Who Died In Plane Crash
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Friday dismissed an appeal by Cardiff against having to pay the first instalment of the transfer fee for Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala, who died in a plane accident en route to his new club. CAS threw out the appeal filed by the former English Premier League side against French club Nantes, after being ordered to pay six million euros ($6 million). The proceedings only concerned the first instalment of the 17-million-euro total transfer fee.
FIFA Lifts Suspension On AIFF, India To Host U-17 Women's World Cup 2022
FIFA, the world's football governing body, on Friday lifted its suspension on the All India Football Federation. The move means India will remain the hosts for the U-17 Women's World Cup 2022 in October. "The Bureau of the FIFA Council has decided to lift the suspension that was imposed on the All India Football Federation (AIFF) due to undue third-party influence," FIFA wrote in its official release. "The decision was taken after FIFA received confirmation that the mandate of the committee of administrators that was set up to assume the powers of the AIFF Executive Committee had been terminated and that the AIFF administration had regained full control of the AIFF's daily affairs."
Australia pulls out of Asian U-20s qualifiers in Iraq on safety grounds
SYDNEY : Australia have withdrawn their team from the qualifiers for next year's under-20s Asian Cup in Uzbekistan on safety grounds after their group was assigned an Iraqi city as their hub, Football Australia said on Friday.
Can Bhaichung Bhutia shoot past Kalyan Chaubey in AIFF polls?
Football Federation (AIFF) will have a former footballer as president for the first time in its 85-year history, but it won’t be without a fight. Former India captain Bhaichung Bhutia has upset plans of the state associations who met on Wednesday night and formed its own ‘panel’ with goalkeeper, and now BJP leader, Kalyan Chaubey as its unanimous choice for the top post. Twenty-eight state associations representatives met in the Capital to finalise the executive committee and chose Chaubey as the presidential nominee. But before the former India goalkeeper could file his nomination on Thursday morning, Bhutia walked inside the AIFF headquarters and submitted his papers, backed by Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh. Besides the two former footballers, no other nomination is expected for the president’s post. “I deserve this chance and I am capable of getting Indian football back on track,” said Bhutia, India’s second-most capped footballer after Sunil Chhetri. “My life has been football. I got Arjuna (award) and Padma Shri because of football, and this is a great opportunity for all of us. Right now, it’s a mess. Football needs good reforms and management.” Bhutia, 45, the first Indian footballer to play 100 international matches, will be up against the might of Chaubey, a former India goalkeeper who represented nine clubs and five states during his career. “If given an opportunity, I will try and see that football is taken to the next level,” said Chaubey. “Football has huge potential in India. Whatever recognition I have received in the society, it’s because of football. But there is lots to be done.”