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Indian Football Side Mohammedan Sporting Facing Existential Crisis

At a time when the Indian Super League "has added a touch of glamour to football in the country," Mohammedan Sporting, one of the nation’s oldest clubs, "is facing an existential crisis," according to Drimi Chaudhuri of the DECCAN HERALD. Due to a "severe financial crisis," the 123-year-old club "has decided not to take part in the I-League (second division) and Durand Cup in the upcoming season." Officials, however, "dismissed rumours that the club is shutting shop." Club President Sultan Ahmed said, "We are not closing the club down. But yes, we will not play in the I-League and in the Durand Cup in the upcoming season as the club is not able to meet the licensing criteria of the All India Football Federation." Senior committee member Ishtiaq Ahmed Raju: "We don’t have any sponsors. Our members have been paying from their pockets for the last few years. This season, we will not play any more tournaments because we don’t have any money." Raju added that the club "will be sending an under-19 side for this season’s IFA Shield tournament" (DECCAN HERALD, 10/20).

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