AFC: Fransa Inclusion in NFL a Mistake Coming down heavily on the confrontationalist attitude of Goan club Fransa Pax, the Asian Football Confederation today said such teams which do not follow professional principles should not form part of the National League.
"It was a mistake to invite Fransa to play in the National Football League. Such clubs claim to be professional but conduct themselves as amateur outfits," AFC Secretary General Peter Vellappan said here today. Fransa president Micky Pacheco has reportedly disbanded his team after AIFF's disciplinary committee awarded three points to Air India due to the Goan club's no-show on match day protesting refereeing decisions in a previous NFL match. "In a professional league, clubs have to apply to the Federation in order to play in the league," Vellappan said. "A club licensing system is the need of the hour in India. Clubs have to sign a contract whereby they commit themselves to certain rules of the league. Severe fines and other penalties are imposed if they fail to follow them," he said. A committee would then vet the credentials of the club to determine if it is worthy of playing in the national league, he said. If a team pulls out midway, the sponsors would lose mileage and may decide to cut the amount of money promised initially, Vellappan said. He admitted that all clubs may not agree to the regulations in the beginning. "If only six clubs come forward, we can go with it and widen the base as we go along," Vellappan said. Soccernet.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _____________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: %(user_optionsurl)s This email sent to %(user_address)s
