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Bhaichung Bhutia vows to work for the development of football in India

GANGTOK: Unperturbed by the massive defeat at the hands of Kalyan Chaubey in the elections held recently for the post of AIFF President, former India captain Bhaichung Bhutia on Wednesday said that he would contribute to work hard for the development of football in the country.

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AIFF secretary general Shaji Prabhakaran quits Football Delhi president's post

NEW DELHI: All India Football Federation's (AIFF) newly-appointed secretary general Shaji Prabhakaran has resigned from Football Delhi president's post to avoid "any possible conflict of interest".

The Times of India

I have to think about staying in the executive committee: Bhaichung Bhutia

NEW DELHI: Bhaichung Bhutia has taken the All India Football Federation's (AIFF) election mandate to heart. Not that he has not lost any contest earlier, on and off the field, but this time the 33-1 loss to Kalyan Chaubey dealt a severe blow to India's most decorated footballer.

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Shaji Prabhakaran named AIFF Secretary General

Vijayan to chair technical committee

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Shocked by high level of political interference in AIFF elections: Bhutia

Rajasthan State Association President Manvendra Singh had alleged that Law Minister Kiren Rijiju was at the hotel where the AIFF members stayed and told them to vote against Bhaichung Bhutia in the AIFF president elections

The Hindu

Shaji Prabhakaran appointed new secretary general of AIFF

The decision was taken during the new dispensation's first executive committee at the Football House, and was chaired by Chaubey.

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Vijayan advises Bhutia to take defeat in AIFF presidential election in 'sportsmanship spirit'

NEW DELHI: Indian football legend I M Vijayan on Friday advised his one-time strike partner Bhaichung Bhutia to take the defeat in the All India Football Federation (AIFF) presidential polls in "sportsmanship spirit".

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NL Playoffs Ep 26: FIFA ban and corruption in Indian football

Aniketh Kalur and Gowtham Kode discuss the FIFA ban on the All India Football Federation with Ranjit Bajaj, who led an advisory panel which assisted the Committee of Administrators appointed by the Supreme Court to oversee the federation. They talk about the corruption allegations against former AIFF president Praful Patel…

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AIFF Polls: Player power, puppets or battle for relevance?

NEW DELHI : That constant call to include sportspersons in sports administration should turn a corner on Friday when Indian football, of all places, will see two former players go head to head for the top post. But whether Kalyan Chaubey becomes president or if Bhaichung Bhutia manages to, is…

The Times of India

AIFF Polls: Kalyan vs. Bhaichung as football body set to get first ‘Player President’

On the eve of AIFF polls, 45-year-old Bhaichung Bhutia, one of the biggest legends in Indian football, will have a straight fight with former Mohun Bagan and East Bengal goalkeeper Kalyan Chaubey

The Hindu

AIFF Polls: Kalyan Chaubey ahead of Bhaichung Bhutia as football body set to get its first 'Player President'

NEW DELHI: Winds of change were blowing over the All India Football Federation on the eve of its polls as the sports body braced up to elect a former player as its president for the first time in its 85-year-old existence.

The Times of India

Bhutia's priority is to help states financially, revive grassroots tournaments

KOLKATA: Indian football legend Bhaichung Bhutia on Tuesday said if he wins the AIFF president's election on September 2 his priority would be to make the state associations improve financially so that top players and coaches can be produced.

The Times of India

AIFF polls: As expected, straight fight for 3 top posts, Bhaichung Bhutia vs Kalyan Chaubey for president

NEW DELHI: The legendary Bhaichung Bhutia is up against former goalkeeper Kalyan Chaubey in the September 2 polls of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) as the three top posts will see straight fights between two candidates.

The Times of India

Power play: On lifting of suspension by FIFA

The lifting of the suspension by the FIFA is only a temporary end to the problems of the AIFF

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AIFF fined $18,000 by AFC for fan invasion during India's Asian Cup qualifiers in June

NEW DELHI: All India Football Federation (AIFF) was on Monday fined $18,000 by the continental governing body for spectator invasion during its national team's Asian Cup qualifying round matches against Afghanistan and Hong Kong in Kolkata in June.

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AIFF Elections: Bhaichung Bhutia alleges political pressure behind Sikkim FA not backing him

GANGTOK: Former India captain and AIFF presidential candidate Bhaichung Bhutia on Sunday alleged that political pressure has led to his home state body Sikkim FA not supporting him in the upcoming general body elections.

The Times of India

AIFF Elections: Returning Officer finds all 20 nomination papers in order after scrutiny

NEW DELHI: The returning officer for the All India Football Federation (AIFF) elections, scheduled for September 2, on Sunday found all the 20 nomination papers to be in order after scrutiny.

The Times of India

AIFF Elections: Rajasthan FA chief Manvendra Singh enters fray for vice president's post

NEW DELHI: Elections for the three top posts in the All India Football Federation could see straight fights between two candidates with the legendary Bhaichung Bhutia up against former goalkeeper and frontrunner Kalyan Chaubey in the September 2 polls.

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AIFF apologises to Gokulam Kerala, owner says federation’s ‘inefficiency’ cost club lakhs

Gokulam Kerala, the reigning Indian Women's League champions, were the worst affected by the FIFA ban on the AIFF as the team could not compete in the top-tier AFC club competition in Uzbekistan

The Times of India

AIFF apologises to Gokulam Kerala, owner says 'inefficiency' of the federation cost club lakhs

NEW DELHI: Gokulam Kerala owner VC Praveen on Saturday said that the AIFF's "inefficiency" cost the club lakhs of rupees after the national federation apologised to the team for its removal from the AFC Women's Club Championship owing to the 11-day ban by FIFA.

The Hindu

FIFA revokes India's suspension | Victory for all football fans, says Sports Minister Anurag Thakur

FIFA on late Friday night lifted the suspension imposed on August 15 after the Supreme Court terminated the mandate of the Committee of Administrators (CoA)

The Times of India

FIFA lifts suspension, India can host U-17 Women’s World Cup

Fifa, the governing body for world football, has lifted the suspension imposed on the All India Football Federation (AIFF), paving the country’s return to international football and the hosting of Fifa U-17 Women’s World Cup later this year.

Dynamite News

Sports: FIFA lifts AIFF ban, India to host U-17 Women's World Cup 2022

International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) on Friday lifted the suspension from the All India Football Federation (AIFF) with immediate effect citing "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2022 scheduled to take place on October 11-30 2022 can be held in India as planned." Read more on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Morning Digest | U-17 Women’s World Cup scheduled to take place in India as FIFA ends AIFF’s suspension; Ghulam Nabi Azad to launch a new party ‘soon’, and more

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FIFA ends suspension of AIFF; U-17 Women’s World Cup scheduled to take place

The suspension was imposed on AIFF by FIFA on August 14 owing "to undue third-party influence."

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