Indian National Team: Pakistan FA To Take Legal Action Against The Organisers Of Indo-Pak Series
PFF are ready to take legal action against against the organizers of Indo-Pak series...
The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) has decided to take legal action against the organisers of the two-match football series between India and Pakistan which was set to commence in United Kingdom from September 3, 2011.
The tour, which had been dubbed as the 'Clash of the Titans India-Pakistan UK tour,' was to take place between the months of July and August this year but the series was then reduced to two matches in September following the first postponement by the organisers. However, several hours after the PFF announced its team and captain for the series, the UK-based organisers, Touchsky Sports again postponed the series for an indefinite period.
India under-23 were to play Pakistan on September 3 in Derby before travelling all the way to East London to take on England U-23 on September 6. The Indian tour would have officially come to an end on September 9 when the crowd would have been treated to another India-Pakistan clash in Glasgow.The tour, which had been dubbed as the 'Clash of the Titans India-Pakistan UK tour,' was to take place between the months of July and August this year but the series was then reduced to two matches in September following the first postponement by the organisers. However, several hours after the PFF announced its team and captain for the series, the UK-based organisers, Touchsky Sports again postponed the series for an indefinite period.
The organisers, Touchsky Sports had full broadcasting and advertising rights for the series with one of the India-Pak match being dedicated in the memory of the three Pakistani youths, who were killed in the Birmingham riots. The excuse that the organizers had previously given the PFF for postponement was that they had to postpone the series on the request of the bereaved family of the slain boys.
However Goal.com had reported earlier that the organisers hadn't got enough sponsors and takers for the event and having realised that they wouldn't recover the costs, the tour was chopped at the eleventh hour.
A PFF official said that a letter has been sent to Touchsky Sports about a possible legal action.
"The series is now as good as cancelled as far as we understand and we have asked the organisers for a settlement for the financial losses caused to us, and also for an apology for the inconvenience and embarrassment which we have suffered because of the series not being held on schedule," a PFF official was quoted saying.
Another source said that before sending the letter to seek a settlement and apology from Touchsky Sports the PFF President Saleh Faisal Hayat had also spoken and consulted the officials in the Asian Football Confederation.
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"We have sent a letter to the head of the TSS and if we dont get the settlement and apology we can initiate legal action against them," the source added.Another official spoke of the disappointment that the cancellation of this series has caused in both, the Indian and the Pakistani camp. He said, "There is no doubt the unilateral decision to postpone the series two days ahead of our team`s departure for England left not only us but the All India Football Federation (AIFF) also very disappointed."
He also pointed out that the series had no chance of being played in the immediate future as the Pakistan Premier League (PPL) was due to resume in a matter of days and with the SAFF Championship coming up in December, both - India and Pakistan – would need sufficient time to prepare for the Cup. "Both teams also have to prepare for the South Asian Football Federation Cup in December.”
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He said, "There is no doubt the unilateral decision to postpone the series two days ahead of our team`s departure for England left not only us but the All India Football Federation (AIFF) also very disappointed.