Why India was banned from football

Despite one of the biggest populations in the world, India have never reached a World Cup or been particularly competitive beyond fixtures in South Asia itself.

But recently, FIFA made the decision to ban India from football - causing 10 days of chaos in the process. This is the story behind why the AIFF was disbanded, and why such measures needed to take place.

Written by Seb Stafford-Bloor and illustrated by Henry Cooke

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[neverlast]

If FIFA claims that Indian football has structural problems, we should pay attention, as the FIFA is pretty experienced in this matter.

[agniz]

Another thing to add - India's most successful women's club Gokulam Kerala were unable to participate in the AFC Women's Club Championship due to the ban. They travelled all the way to Uzbekistan just to return a week later.

[shesh]

As usual, the biggest enemies of India are not outsiders, but insiders like this guy Praful Patel.

[jcxkzhgco]

India should have multiple leagues every league covering 2 or 3 states. This could help with exposure but would require investment in all the facilities

[alexanderchronos]

I'm actually extremely happy that we got banned by FIFA. If someone as corrupt as FIFA says you're corrupt, you really must be doing something special. These fuckers ruined sports in India, not just football, but every sport. It's in shambles, and a very shameful conclusion we've come to.

[mhtv]

Thanks for raising awareness, Tifo Football. Your platform will put more spotlight on the situation in India

[bobbywrtm]

Same stupidity also happens in Indonesia few years ago where we got banned from FIFA, be patient my fellow football friend in India

[shravankarmarkar]

Being an Indian and a football lover, and a sportsperson myself, this is shameful to hear and see. I pray that no athlete should deserve this, and hopefully this situation never comes up again. Thank you Tifo for the awareness.

[somnath]

Prafull Patel is highly corrupt politician.. He was earlier the aviation minister and absolutely screwed up the national carrier.. But thanks for making a video on Indian football.. 🙏🙏🙏

[rahulvkrishnan]

I'm fed up of politics ruining Football in this country.

[xRob]

I would love to see India competing on World Cup level. I hope they can overcome their corruption in the AIFF and rise up.

[thesportshalf]

Thanks for making this video Tifo!

The elections have already taken place and Kalyan Chaubey is the President now. Indian Football needs a major overhaul of it's administrators. And a bigger vision.

Hope more awareness among fans will help in taking the sport to the next level in the country.

[background_lurker]

India actually did qualify for the FIFA world Cup in Brazil in 1950, but a dire post-independence political, economic and social situation meant that we never made it to play.

[PitchforkStudios]

Love Tifo. I'm from India. This was a great watch. Football doesn't have the value it should have in India. IMO if India wants to do great in the world of football, follow that Belgian model. But corruption is always on an all time high here along with kids dreaming of playing football don't have the opportunities or high level training amenities.

[luminousdreams]

The biggest Irony is currently now AIFF president is Kalyan Chaubey who won 33-1 against one of The most renowned Indian footballer Baichung Bhutia just because Kalyan chaubey is a long time party member of Current govt. But Baichung already did many administrator work for the sports field and also he was a successful member of parliament too.

But Pedigree, Previous experience don't matter when Politics come.

[sayantandasgupta]

India has structural problem everywhere including cricket. Amit Shah made his son the head of BCCI. Guess ICC is kind of impervious to it because the amount of money IPL brings in

[ThePrinceOfNigeria]

In Nigeria it is our belief that India was issued a hundred years ban for using black magic in their last match against Nigeria. It is believed that our goal keeper would see several lions approaching him anytime the Indian striker takes a shot at him. Nigerians also claim the scores were 99:0 in favor of India meaning the average of 1 goal per minute.

Edit:
The match actually ended 99:1 but the Nigerian player that dared to score against India died shortly after, from unknown complications.

[cogknight]

Thank you tifo football for raising awareness about the situation... ❤️

[alwynjimmy]

Great work promoting indian football, we really need it. Exposing the corruption behind the scenes is massive.

[Knightwolf__]

I'm conflicted rn, idk if i should be happy that Indian football is being showcased on Tifo for the first time, or sad that it is probably the last time we are spoken about. Hope this video helps to raise awareness about the state of football.