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ISL Clubs Warn of Collapse Over AIFF Crisis
5 Dec
Summary
- Twelve ISL clubs urged AIFF to resolve domestic football crisis urgently.
- Marketing Rights Agreement expiry creates financial uncertainty for leagues.
- Clubs cite mounting losses and sponsor withdrawal due to lack of certainty.
Twelve Indian Super League (ISL) clubs have issued a stern warning to the All India Football Federation (AIFF), urging immediate resolution of the domestic football crisis. The clubs highlighted that the current situation is rapidly approaching commercial impossibility, threatening the viability of their ongoing operations.
The impending expiration of the Marketing Rights Agreement (MRA) between AIFF and FSDL on December 8 leaves the ISL without a commercial framework. This uncertainty has led to the cessation of central revenue and the withdrawal of local sponsors, placing clubs in a precarious financial position despite their continued obligations to players and staff.
In an 'Interim Application' to the Supreme Court, the clubs seek the removal of constitutional impediments hindering commercial operations. They propose that the AIFF exercise its constitutional power to amend statutes or, alternatively, consider a club-led consortium for league operation if a new commercial partner isn't secured via a revised tender. The clubs emphasize that any delay risks irreversible harm to the football ecosystem.
