Clubs association

All India Football Federation: The I-league Clubs Association has asked the All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Kalyan Chaubey to give clarity on the tournament's broadcast rights and warned that they will not take the field if the national body fails to provide a solution.

The episode unfolds a day before the scheduled start of the 18th edition of the I-League as Sreenidi Deccan FC and Gokulam Kerala FC are set to face off in the opening match in Hyderabad on Friday, followed by Inter Kashi locking horns with debutants Sporting Club Bengaluru at Kalyani near Kolkata later in the day.

The start of the event on Friday could be deferred unless the AIFF manages to clarify the broadcaster for the event. The clubs are also not happy with hefty fines levied on them for not fulfilling licensing formalities.