MUMBAI: The Futsal Association of India (FAI), parent body of the game in the country (though the All India Football Federation would contest that nomenclature), has issued a notice to the promoters of Premier Futsal over dues of local players still pending from last year's tournament.
In a letter addressed to Dinesh Rai, managing director of Premier Futsal Management Limited, and accessed by online news website Scroll, FAI secretary general Sunil Purnapatre said the the company has failed to fulfill the terms of agreement between the two parties and haven’t made all the promised payments to the Indian players for the first season.
“Creating an unrest among the players and not paying their basic fees or committed payments, you have actually set a bad example for yourself and in turn also defamed FAI in the process. These players are the backbone of the entire Futsal Ecosystem and by ignoring their pleas and fees will do not good for us and you’re PFL (sic),” the letter reads.
“For publicity and hype you make an announcement of Rs 5,00,000/- (Five lac) to the “Best Indian Futsal player” (Mr. Jonathon from Bangalore), but fail to pay his dues and remuneration.”
The FAI letter has also been marked Xavier Britto, chairman of PFML, former player Luis Figo, who is the president of the league as well as FAI office bearers and all the players involved, Scroll reports.
Premier Futsal features some of the biggest names in international football, including Brazilian great Ronaldinho and former Manchester United midfielders Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs. The league is currently in its second season, with the action shifting to Dubai after a round of matches in Mumbai and Bengaluru.
Mumbai had won the league last year, beating Kochi in the final and Jonathan Piers had won the Indian Player of the year award.
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