New Delhi, March 30 -- The All India Football Federation (AIFF) alleged that the Alemao family, particularly Valanka Alemao, the Executive Committee member of the football's governing body and CEO of Churchill Brothers FC, had put "sustained pressure" on the AIFF for the team's inclusion in the Indian Super League (ISL).

Churchill Brothers FC have featured in the I-League, now known as the Indian Football League, and have won the tournament three-times. They were initially crowned the winners of the previous edition of the competition in 2024-25 as the registration of one of Inter Kashi's foreign player (Marco Barco) was declared not to be valid by AIFF's appeal committee, and all the matches involving him were ruled as forfeit. The tabl...