Deal with IMG was done in PP's regime (December 2010), though the Bidi Baron was only the de facto head at that time (he officially headed AIFF in 2012). Signatory for AIFF was Kushal Das.
And yes, " ... The agreement with AIFF grants IMG-RIL all commercial rights to football in India, including sponsorship, advertising, broadcasting, merchandising, film, video and data, intellectual property, franchising and new league rights. ..." ISL was right in the scheme of things, though understated (we may say the hidden agenda). The excerpts are from newspapers of the day.
So at least PP and Kushal were plotting against the football structure they were heading, secretly working towards the downfall of it. Blames on Nita Aunty should be lessened. A lot of money surely changed hands below the tables for inserting the last few words in the report ...
PP's administrative record with Air India proves how incompetent he is to run AIFF. High time someone from TMC Bengal starts their campaign to run for AIFF prez post.
Fun part is, it's IFA, run by PP's stooges who are in trouble if EB MB is given a raw deal. Even if EB MB fields their U19 squad in CFL, IFA would be bankrupt in one year.
Korea Republic continue to lead the way in the latest Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Member Association (MA) Ranking which was released on Friday.
The East Asian powerhouse retained top spot ahead of second-placed Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates who have leapfrogged Iran to occupy third place.
6 Top teams from East Asia gets direct slot to AFC Champions LEague. Hong Kong is 6th. Vietnam 7th. So, Hong Kong will get 1 direct slot and 1 prelimnary Round 2 slot.
AFC cup to champions league ratio is 1:3 .. This is considerable amount of difference.. To get into top 6 in our zone , we need to be good in FIFA ranking
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Alberto Colaco must've done the deal for Reliance..
Because it is not from Nita aunty ?
AIFF - Ambani Individual Family Football/ Anti India football federation.
And yes, " ... The agreement with AIFF grants IMG-RIL all commercial rights to football in India, including sponsorship, advertising, broadcasting, merchandising, film, video and data, intellectual property, franchising and new league rights. ..." ISL was right in the scheme of things, though understated (we may say the hidden agenda). The excerpts are from newspapers of the day.
So at least PP and Kushal were plotting against the football structure they were heading, secretly working towards the downfall of it. Blames on Nita Aunty should be lessened. A lot of money surely changed hands below the tables for inserting the last few words in the report ...
Fun part is, it's IFA, run by PP's stooges who are in trouble if EB MB is given a raw deal. Even if EB MB fields their U19 squad in CFL, IFA would be bankrupt in one year.
Korea Republic continue to lead the way in the latest Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Member Association (MA) Ranking which was released on Friday.
The East Asian powerhouse retained top spot ahead of second-placed Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates who have leapfrogged Iran to occupy third place.
India are on 19th Position, up by 4 places.
How does this affects AFC Cup slots?
East Asia Ranking:
1. South Korea-96.294(1)
2. Japan-82.382(5)
3. China-80.728(7)
4. Australia-78.381(8)
5. Thailand-41.41.830(11)
6. Hong Kong-36.617(15)
7. Vietnam-34.197(16)
8. Malaysia-28.943(18)
9. India-25.876(19)
10. Indonesia-21.207(22)