Overview

• Chaubey pledged that the Indian Super League season will proceed once the Supreme Court delivers its verdict on the AIFF’s draft constitution case.
• The Supreme Court injunction currently prevents the AIFF from negotiating new terms of its 2010 Master Rights Agreement with FSDL, which expires on December 8, 2025.
• FSDL announced on July 11 that it had placed the 2025–26 ISL season on hold due to uncertainty over the rights agreement renewal.
• AIFF’s technical committee shortlisted Stephen Constantine, Stefan Tarkovic and Khalid Jamil for the men’s national head coach role ahead of an executive committee meeting scheduled within ten days.
• He warned that a prolonged suspension could affect thousands of players, staff and commercial partners and jeopardize scheduled FIFA windows.