The All India Football Federation's (AIFF) Executive Committee is set to convene on July 9 in New Delhi to deliberate on some of the crucial issues pertaining to Indian Football. One of the key matter on the agenda is the elevation of Indian Super League (ISL) as the main league in the country.
Goal understands that the committee will review the Master Rights Agreement (MRA) and deliberate the Clause 5.25 of the MRA.
The clause states, "AIFF hereby warrants (as a material condition of this Agreement) that the Company shall have the full and unfettered right and ability to establish the New league as the most senior and prestigious professional football league in India and that the existing I-League may, as a result of the introduction of the New League, be reconstituted, replaced and/or discontinued (temporarily or permanently) and to exploit the New League Rights in the manner contemplated by this Agreement (subject to the right of AIFF to be consulted and to make representations in relation to the New League as contemplated by Schedule &) including without limitation that the Company shall be entitled without any additional payment other than the Fees aand without AIFF infringing any third party rights of any kind whatsoever (whether of the clubs or whatsoever) to decide upon the format, rules and structure of the League and the teams and players which will compete in it.