Football News: AIFF reaches out to agitated I-League clubs ahead of Super Cup

A day after Powersportz reported that seven I-League clubs, including city giants Quess East Bengal and Mohun Bagan along with newly-crowned champions Chennai City FC, have withdrawn from the Super Cup citing various issues and for the “overall development of the game in India”, the All India Football Federation has started reaching out to the agitating clubs. For the first time, the AIFF acknowledged receipt of the Feb 18 letter from the clubs seeking clarity on the league’s future. In the letter the clubs had also expressed their “anguish and fear” about a plan to “kill the clubs.” The letter also asked for a meeting between the I-League clubs and the AIFF to discuss many persisting issues in the Indian game. Acknowledging the letter AIFF said that president Praful Patel has been unable to meet since he has been travelling. It has also been reported that AIFF has held informal talks with some club owners too and suggested a meeting with Patel will happen soon.