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‘We are now staring at a permanent paralysis’: Indian Super League players, domestic and international, urge FIFA to step in to solve crisis | Football News

‘We are now staring at a permanent paralysis’: Indian Super League players, domestic and international, urge FIFA to step in to solve crisis | Football News

With the future of the Indian Super League still up in the air, Indian players as well as international stars on Friday urged FIFA to step in and solve the ongoing crisis. In joint statement on Instagram, India and Bengaluru FC keeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, FC Goa and Indian defender Sandesh Jhingan and former India skipper and Bengaluru FC’s Sunil Chhetri were among a host of players who urged the top footballing body of the world to intervene in the current Indian football crisis. “It’s January and we should be on your screens as apart of a competitive football game in the Indian Super League,” Gurpreet said. “Instead, here we are driven by fear and desperation to say aloud something which we all know,” Jhingan added. “Players, staff, , owners and the fans deserve clarity, protection and more importantly, a future,” Chhetri said. “But more importantly, we are here to make a plea. Indian football government is no longer able to fulfil its responsibilities. We are now staring at a permanent paralysis. This is the …