Samir was good when he was younger. But he says 'AIFF WILL ANNOUNCE TEAM IN 2-3 DAYS'
For what?
<br><div><br></div><div>Is the correspondent mixed up with team for qualifiers of U-22 Asia Cup 2014?? That is the only one coming up in vicinity. </div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; "><h2 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; color: rgb(23, 50, 99); text-align: left; font-size: 14px; background-image: url(http://www.the-aiff.com//images/arrow-blue2.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; ">AFC Adhoc Committee meets at Football House</h2></div><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify; "><div><span style="color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify; "><br></span></div>The Asian Football Confederation’s Adhoc Committee for Indian Professional Football met at the All India Football Federation Headquarters, ‘Football House’ on Friday (May 4) under the Chairmanship of AFC President Mr. Zhang Jilong. Mr. Praful Patel, President AIFF, and the Deputy Chairman of the Committee, was also present.</span><br style="color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify; "><br style="color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify; ">The Committee lauded India’s efforts and the AFC General Secretary Dato’ Alex Soosay, who was a part of the evaluation team sent to India in 2004, mentioned about the huge progress made in India since 2004.</span><br style="color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify; "><br style="color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify; ">The Committee also praised the new initiatives taken by the AIFF in terms of having an Opening Ceremony for the I-League and hoped that the League will grow significantly in value and stature in the coming years.</span><br style="color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify; "><br style="color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify; ">Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran, FIFA Regional Developmental Officer for South and Central Asia gave a report on the status of ‘Win India Project’ and highlighted the fact that all necessary clearances from FIFA legal department has been taken into consideration to complete the Cooperage Stadium in the next few months.</span><br style="color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify; "><br style="color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify; "><b><span style="color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify; ">Mr. Kushal Das, General Secretary, AIFF presented a report of the current year’s I-League and also the Calendar for the next season’s edition. Mr. Das stressed the Calendar for next season for all AIFF events including the I-League have been chalked out well in advance. </span><br style="color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify; "><span style="color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify; ">He further mentioned that the Calendar ensures that not more than five rounds of I-League matches would be held in a month which will allow the players sufficient time for match recovery and the clubs to plan properly.</span></b><br style="color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify; "><br style="color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify; ">Mr. Patel, the Deputy Chairman of the Committee mentioned that from the next season most of the I-League matches would be played under the lights as almost all the venues would have floodlight facilities.</span><br style="color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify; "><br style="color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify; ">The meeting concluded with the Chairman expressing his desire to see Indian football rise to the next level but also cautioned that India should ensure doing the right things in a professional manner rather than trying to do it in a hurried manner.</span><br style="color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify; "><br style="color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify; ">He also said that although this is the last meeting of the Adhoc Committee, a Task Force comprising of members from FIFA Development Office, AFC Development and Competitions Committee and AIFF/I-League will be set up to continuously progress and monitor Indian football.</span><br style="color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify; "><br style="color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify; ">Mr. Patel thanked the AFC for their continuous support and guidance.</span><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span style="color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify; "><br></span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><a href="http://www.the-aiff.com/pages/news/index.php?N_Id=3149">http://www.the-aiff.com/pages/news/index.php?N_Id=3149</a>;
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<br style="color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify; "><b><span style="color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify; ">Mr. Kushal Das, General Secretary, AIFF presented a report of the current year’s I-League and also the Calendar for the next season’s edition. Mr. Das stressed the Calendar for next season for all AIFF events including the I-League have been chalked out well in advance. </span><br style="color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify; "><span style="color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify; ">He further mentioned that the Calendar ensures that not more than five rounds of I-League matches would be held in a month which will allow the players sufficient time for match recovery and the clubs to plan properly.</span></b><br style="color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify; "><br style="color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify; ">Mr. Patel, the Deputy Chairman of the Committee mentioned that from the next season most of the I-League matches would be played under the lights as almost all the venues would have floodlight facilities.<br></span>
<br><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: small; ">Wow!! that's great promise from AIFF!! but the question is will this be implemented or AIFF will remain true to its policy of "Promises that wont be fulfilled"?? </span>
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It has to. The AFC wont take the AIFF not doing what they said they would.<div><br></div><div>I am more happy about the AFC President being there and that he said for us to be slow, dont rush because that is what I feel has been happening. AIFF is always rushing. </div>
Kushal Das had a meeting with WB sports minister Madan Mitra to ensure that the flood lights are in place in YBK before the start of the next season
<br><div><br></div><div>Excellent news. Now can Kushal Das also ask the WB Sports Minister to not have the American Football league to be played at the Salt Lake Stadium and save the fans the misery of seeing such shit American Football lines during a football (soccer) match. Everyone would be confused.</div>
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<br><div><br></div><div>Is the correspondent mixed up with team for qualifiers of U-22 Asia Cup 2014?? That is the only one coming up in vicinity. </div>
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<br><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: small; ">Wow!! that's great promise from AIFF!! but the question is will this be implemented or AIFF will remain true to its policy of "Promises that wont be fulfilled"?? </span>
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<br><div><br></div><div>Excellent news. Now can Kushal Das also ask the WB Sports Minister to not have the American Football league to be played at the Salt Lake Stadium and save the fans the misery of seeing such shit American Football lines during a football (soccer) match. Everyone would be confused.</div>
<br><div><br></div><div>it will be in place, most probably. Already there's testing going on and the new season is a long way off.</div>