Indian Women's League play-offs postponed due to spike in COVID-19 cases
Football | Apr 04, 2021, 06:15 PM ISTThe AIFF said it arrived at the decision after an "internal discussion and communication with the clubs and state associations".
The AIFF said it arrived at the decision after an "internal discussion and communication with the clubs and state associations".
The Indian team is currently training in Dubai ahead of the FIFA friendlies against Oman and UAE.
The Indian team would have played against Qatar at home, Bangladesh away and Afghanistan at home, but the global pandemic has forced radical changes in the fixtures.
The brand-new kit, dubbed the 'Panthera Tigris', will continue to feature the tiger stripes, cementing the identity of the national team's 'Blue Tigers'.
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) had invited fans to vote for creating a team of the decade.
They were given assurances that they still have a lot to look forward to despite the postponement of next year's FIFA U-17 World Cup to 2022.
Fowler had earlier criticised the standard of refereeing, especially after their match against NorthEast United FC where they were denied two penalties.
Affected by COVID-19 pandemic, the Indian women will be converging for their first camp in nine months under coach Maymol Rocky.
The AIFF and IPSO have previously arranged a number of courses and webinars in India as well.
Prescribed by senior national team doctor Shervin Sheriff, the SOP mandates that incoming players and support staff must get a Covid test (RT-PCR) done from an Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) accredited laboratory three days before departure from their hometowns.
A total of 19 clubs had applied for national and AFC club licences for the 2020-21 season, out of which 8 were from I-League and 11 from ISL.
Head coach Thomas Dennerby could continue, but the journey of several of his Indian players has ended even before they could hit the road to fame, courtesy the cancellation of next year's FIFA Women's U-17 World Cup.
Rowan Arumughan, who officiated in Lionel Messi's first match as Argentina captain in a FIFA friendly against Venezuela in Kolkata, said a referee also needs to know "skilful players who can challenge the referees".
Newest entrants in the Indian Super League, East Bengal, along with Odisha FC, NorthEast United FC, Kerala Blasters and Hyderabad FC were the five clubs who had failed to meet the AFC and national licensing criteria.
Odisha FC, NorthEast United FC, Kerala Blasters, Hyderabad FC and new entrants East Bengal are the five clubs which were not handed licenses by the AIFF.
Incidentally, the interest around Baby Leagues has been astounding in this hilly region since 2018 when the project was launched.
Currently, a total of eight referees and 10 assistant referees are in the elite FIFA panel from India.
In recent times, a number of fresh faces from India have been inducted in the FIFA panel of referees and Ravishankar detailed how the process works, the hard work that goes into entering the panel.
350 children came together to take part in the first edition of the Laitkseh Golden Baby League in the 2019-20 season while overcoming a number of hurdles, such as travelling long distances, that too in the hills.
Putting their off-the-field controversy behind, Mohammedan Sporting on Friday clinched an I-League berth after seven years with a 2-0 win over city rivals Bhawanipore FC.
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