An unprecedented incident broke out in soccer history!Season suspended indefinitely 2 months before the opening → No host to operate

Jul 13, 2025

An unprecedented incident broke out in soccer history!Season suspended indefinitely 2 months before the opening → No host to operate
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An unprecedented incident broke out in soccer history!Season suspended indefinitely 2 months before the opening → No host to operate
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India's soccer league, which boasts the largest population in Asia, is on the verge of being suspended.

Global sports media ESPN reported on the 12th (Korea time) 'Indian Super League announced that it will hold off the opening of the 2025-2026 season due to contract renewal issues'

ESPN said the `Indian Super League will hold off on opening the season due to uncertainty surrounding the renewal of the contract between the organizers and the All-India Football Federation. The league opens in September and runs until April. However, the contract with the Indian Football Federation will expire in December 2025 for the Indian Football Industry Development, which hosts it. 'Indian Football Industry Development cannot plan, organize or commercialize the next season of the Indian Super League unless it presents a final contract,' it said.




An unprecedented incident broke out in soccer history!Season suspended indefinitely 2 months before the opening → No host to operate
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The Indian Super League is the top league in India operated by the All-India Football Federation and the Indian Football Industry Development. There is an overwhelmingly popular sport called cricket in the Indian country, but since 2013, it has attracted great attention by recruiting Alexandro Del Piero, Robert Pires, and Nicolas Anelka to the Indian league through the Super League. As of the 2024-2025 season, a total of 13 teams are participating in the Indian Super League, and Mohun Bagan Super Giant won the 2024-2025 season.

However, the Indian Super League has recently had a problem. The Indian Football Industry Development Co. also recently said to clubs that the decision to negotiate the contract was not made lightly. India's football industry development reportedly delivered the news so that clubs could make appropriate preparations. India's football industry development team conveyed the content that the season will be put on hold until clear details of the contract are made.

As the season's opening itself has been put on hold, player departures are also occurring. Jesus Jimenez of Kerala Blasters, a member of the Indian Super League, moved to the Polish League club with the permission of the club.




Meanwhile, Delhi FC director Ranji Bajaj pointed out that the league's contract management itself was a problem, saying, `There is a possibility that the Indian Super League could be run again, but the name could be changed.'








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.