NEW DELHI: Were the eminent Indian footballers on the All India Football Federation's electoral college more clued in with FIFA regulations and statutes than the Committee of Administrators (CoA) gave them credit for?
As it eventually transpired, the 36 players' list was repealed by the top court as it sought to end the impasse between the AIFF and the ban by the world body. While that was on expected lines, none of the players themselves seemed too shattered at finding themselves dispensable yet again, with the possible exception of Bhaichung Bhutia, who had filed an application for intervention forehand in support of the players despite it not sitting in agreement with FIFA guidelines.
