Archive · 15 Nov 2025

Indian Football Crisis: Players to Move Supreme Court Over ISL Uncertainty

Indian Football Crisis: Players to Move Supreme Court Over ISL Uncertainty

The main soccer league in India, the ISL, is having a lot of problems.

Because of this, the players and the teams are going to ask the highest court in the country, the Supreme Court, for help.

Twelve captains of the ISL teams have signed papers to officially ask the court to get involved.

They had a meeting with the boss of Indian soccer, the AIFF president, and decided together that going to court was the next step.

Some teams, like Mohun Bagan and East Bengal, are also getting ready to go to the Supreme Court.

This is happening because there's a lot of confusion about how the league will work and when games will start.

There are also problems with how the AIFF's own committees are handling important issues, like a case involving a player named Anwar Ali.

Because of all these issues, one team, Bengaluru FC, even let go of their coach and staff.

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