FIFA Bans India's AIFF: Timeline Of How The Events Took Place
By Ritika Jain On August 14, what was long feared came to pass when FIFA unanimously suspended the All India Football Federation (AIFF) over undue influence from third parties", which is a reference to the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA). According to FIFA's letter addressed to AIFF Secretary General Sunando Dhar, the Supreme Court's August 3 order directing the change in the composition of the electoral college to allow eminent footballers to participate in the election process tentative scheduled for August 26 was the immediate trigger for the suspension. The bench ...