New Delhi: Jamshedpur FC's (JFC) withdrawal from the upcoming Indian Super League season was a long-planned strategic decision to return to grassroots football development and had "nothing to do" with the uncertainty surrounding the league's commercial future, Tata Steel Vice President (Corporate Services) D B Sundara Raman said on Tuesday.
The development, which came few months after uncertainty over the ISL's future following the expiry of the Master Rights Agreement (MRA) between the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and Football Sports Development Ltd (FSDL), marked the end of their nine-year top-flight run.
