Praful Patel

NEW DELHI: Even as the Committee of Administrators running Indian football wastes precious time airing its angst on perceived machinations being enacted by former AIFF president Praful Patel, the Centre, through the Sports Ministry, has filed an application with the Supreme Court seeking modification of the top court’s order dated August 3 so that the election process could be concluded before the deadline set by FIFA-AFC. 

Nov 09, 2017 12:11
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Wednesday accepted the plea put forth by the All India Football Federation to schedule an urgent hearing of its appeal challenging a recent Delhi High Court ruling that had set aside the results of AIFF elections held in December 2016 and called for the whole process to be started afresh.
Nov 09, 2017 10:11
MUMBAI: Qatar's secretary general of the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy Hassan Al Thawadi, who is leading the 2022 FIFA World Cup organising committee, has expressed Qatar's desire to "capture" the Indian market, terming it "the next big market in football".
Nov 07, 2017 15:11
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court ruling setting aside the election of All India Football Federation president Praful Patel has been categorical in declaring that the AIFF constitution, as it stands currently, is in breach of the National Sports Code and Model Guidelines, .
Nov 04, 2017 17:11
ZURICH: FIFA has written to the All India Football Federation (AIFF) seeking more information about the recent Delhi High Court decision that set aside the December 2016 election of AIFF president Praful Patel for failing to follow the National Sports Code. 
Nov 02, 2017 13:11
KOLKATA: Former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi, who was appointed administrator at the All India Football Federation by the Delhi High Court this week, has said that elections to the AIFF would be announced at the earliest.  Quraishi told the Hindustan Times that he would use his month long experience as administrator at the Archery Association of India, to run the AIFF.
Nov 01, 2017 13:11
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court's ruling on Tuesday declaring the All India Football Federation elections of December 2016 invalid had nothing to do with tenure (as SportzPower initially assumed) and everything to do with the nominations procedure followed by the AIFF. 
Oct 28, 2017 16:10
KOLKATA: All India Football Federation president Praful Patel has expressed his “delight and satisfaction at AIFF’s dream project FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 being an astounding success”.
Sep 27, 2017 15:09
NEW DELHI: FIFA U-17 World Cup Local Organising Committee chairman Praful Patel has said that India is "100 per cent ready" to host the event that kicks off 6 October 2017.
Sep 27, 2017 15:09
NEW DELHI: All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Praful Patel has announced that a world class national centre of excellence for football will soon be set up in the country. The project, estimated to cost upward of Rs one billion, is likely to be supported by the world governing body FIFA.