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arunfoot: Candid Football Conversations #1589 Mansukh Mandaviya – Indian Football is making excellent progress!

Candid Football Conversations returns with me, Arunava Chaudhuri, giving my thoughts on the Indian Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya saying, “(Indian) Football is making excellent progress. The ISL will be hosted again, and new football clubs are being formed.” Is that really true? Doesn’t he know better?

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arunfoot: Candid Football Conversations #1587 Why do ISL & IFL clubs have to pay AIFF participation fees?

Candid Football Conversations returns with me, Arunava Chaudhuri, giving my thoughts on why teams of both the ISL and IFL have to pay the AIFF participation fees to run affairs of their respective leagues.

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arunfoot: Candid Football Conversations #1585 Aizawl FC exit IFL, Dempo SC & Chanmari FC could do too!

Candid Football Conversations returns with me, Arunava Chaudhuri, giving my thoughts on the growing problems for the Indian Football League with Aizawl FC pulling out with Dempo SC and Chanmari FC considering to do the same.

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arunfoot: Candid Football Conversations #1583 Why the FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival is an AIFF headache?

Candid Football Conversations returns with me, Arunava Chaudhuri, giving my thoughts on the All India Football Federation and the fiasco surrounding the India U-15 staff appointments for the inaugural FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival in Azerbaijan in October 2026. Who is to coach? Who is to manage the India …

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arunfoot: Candid Football Conversations #1581 The AIFF Executive Committee meeting held & decides!

Candid Football Conversations returns with me, Arunava Chaudhuri, giving my thoughts on the All India Football Federation Executive Committee meeting held on Thursday, August 6.

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arunfoot: Candid Football Conversations #1580 Does Infantino have a future as FIFA president!

Candid Football Conversations returns with me, Arunava Chaudhuri, giving my thoughts on the rejection of the FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal, what it all was about and the FIFA president Gianni Infantino being now under pressure.

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