Kolkata, June 7 -- All India Football Federation (AIFF) President Kalyan Chaubey on Sunday said that authorities would investigate allegations of financial and compliance irregularities involving Diamond Harbour Football Club (DHFC), while also highlighting the importance of greater collaboration between the Centre and the state to promote sports in West Bengal.

Chaubey was speaking on the sidelines of a bicycle rally organised by the West Bengal Sports and Youth Affairs Department in collaboration with the Sports Authority of India (SAI) to mark World Bicycle Day in Kolkata.

Addressing concerns surrounding Diamond Harbour FC, the newly promoted Indian Super League (ISL) club owned by Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, Chaubey sai...