Archive · 27 Jul 2025
Student's Xavi Email Prank Shocks Indian Football Federation
A student made a fake email from famous soccer player Xavi Hernandez to try and get a coaching job for the Indian football team.
He used a fake email address and asked a computer program to write the application.
The people in charge of the team thought it was real at first, but then they found out it wasn't.
They also said they couldn't afford to hire the real Xavi.
Now, they're choosing between other coaches.
A student sent a fake email pretending to be Xavi Hernandez applying for the Indian football coach position.
The student used a fake email address and ChatGPT to generate the application.
The AIFF initially believed the email but later declared it was not genuine.
The AIFF stated that the cost of hiring Xavi exceeded their budget.
The AIFF has shortlisted three other candidates, with Khalid Jamil reportedly a frontrunner.
- Who
- A 19-year-old student from Vellore Institute of Technology impersonated Xavi Hernandez.
- What
- A student impersonated Xavi Hernandez in an email application for the Indian football team head coach position.
- When
- The prank application was sent recently, with the AIFF's response following shortly after.
- Where
- The application was for the Indian Men's National Football Team.
- Why
- The motivation behind the prank is not explicitly stated in the articles.
- Impersonated
- Xavi Hernandez
- Impersonator
- 19-year-old student
- AIFF's initial reaction
- Believed the email
- AIFF's current stance
- Deemed application as not genuine
- Candidates shortlisted
- 3 (excluding Xavi)
