"The IMG-Reliance has a direct conflict of interest as they hold all commercial rights to football in India and at the same time own and promote Indian Super League (ISL) and ignore promotion and popularising the game involving the clubs who are the most important stakeholders and the backbone of any sport in any country"
IMG-Reliance have a right to do all of this. It is not illegal. And the second part does not make sense. The proposal tabled last month by IMG-Reliance with the AIFF does not just involve the ISL, it involves the other I-League clubs and other parts of Indian football including women's and youth football. There is also proposal of a domestic cup and international cup in it. Whether or not any of you guys believe that IMG-Reliance don't have the best interests of the clubs at heart, this does not show them "ignoring" and not promoting the clubs who are stakeholders.
As for clubs dropping out, they were not forced by the AIFF or IMG-Reliance to drop out, they made that decision on their own. Pailan Arrows were AIFF ran and clubs like JCT and Chirag withdrew after they were relegated.
They are correct that the AIFF have ran football in India in such a horrible manner but this won't do much IMO.
Hans Mulder to Chennai maybe old rumour but a massive boost to a good midfield.
Not sure of Pellisari would be retained here but with Augusto, Mulder, Khabra, Blasi, Dhanpal, Thoi, Jayesh is enough steel in the middle to be the best in the league.
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"The IMG-Reliance has a direct conflict of interest as they hold all commercial rights to football in India and at the same time own and promote Indian Super League (ISL) and ignore promotion and popularising the game involving the clubs who are the most important stakeholders and the backbone of any sport in any country"
IMG-Reliance have a right to do all of this. It is not illegal. And the second part does not make sense. The proposal tabled last month by IMG-Reliance with the AIFF does not just involve the ISL, it involves the other I-League clubs and other parts of Indian football including women's and youth football. There is also proposal of a domestic cup and international cup in it. Whether or not any of you guys believe that IMG-Reliance don't have the best interests of the clubs at heart, this does not show them "ignoring" and not promoting the clubs who are stakeholders.
As for clubs dropping out, they were not forced by the AIFF or IMG-Reliance to drop out, they made that decision on their own. Pailan Arrows were AIFF ran and clubs like JCT and Chirag withdrew after they were relegated.
They are correct that the AIFF have ran football in India in such a horrible manner but this won't do much IMO.
Not sure of Pellisari would be retained here but with Augusto, Mulder, Khabra, Blasi, Dhanpal, Thoi, Jayesh is enough steel in the middle to be the best in the league.