The unprecedented ban imposed on AIFF by the world football governing body FIFA makes our heads hang in shame amongst the sporting world.
Despite repeated warnings by FIFA since May to fall in line the AIFF took matters very casually and with time running out the world body took this drastic step citing interference by outside forces as the primary reason for the ban.
One need not be a rocket scientist to envisage as to who these outside forces are. These politicians who have never kicked a ball or held a racket have been calling the shots of almost all the sports federations or state associations with their money and muscle power thereby depriving eminent retired sports personalities of heading these sports bodies.
Hopefully better sense prevails and FIFA rescinds its ban, so that India who are declared as hosts for the under 17 women's WC which the football crazy fans are eagerly waiting to watch goes ahead as scheduled otherwise it will be a double whammy for Goa as most of the important matches are scheduled over here.
