Uncertainty looms large over the upcoming 2025-26 Indian Super League (ISL) season after the Request for Proposal (RFP) process to monetise the league’s commercial rights concluded last week without receiving a single bid. The development has sent shockwaves across Indian football, prompting players from various clubs, including Indian legend Sunil Chhetri to come together and issue a collective statement expressing their frustration and appeal for immediate action.

Players such as Chhetri, Ryan Williams, who recently became eligible to represent India, France’s Hugo Boumous, Jeakson Singh Thounaojam, Shubhasish Bose, Manvir Singh, and Sahal Abdul Samad all shared the same statement on their Instagram handles, urging that the league kick off without further delay.

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