Very good question, @debarghya89... I did not notice the contradiction in the statement before...however, rule in some cases means 'a prescribed guide for conduct or action' or 'an accepted procedure, custom, or habit' (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rule)...in that sense, a rule might not be mandatory
Only 1 team, maybe 2 at most, qualifies for an AFC competition. The A-League already manages with having their squads create a squad for the league and then another for AFC competition. It isn't ideal and I am not exactly a supporter of this but it isn't out of the realms of possibility.
The decay of Indian football has just got a boost.Praful Patel plans to amend the AIFF constitution to make him honourary president. As if 12 years of his rule wasnt enough.His tenure ends in 2019.
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