Football will thrive again in Kashmir Valley with start of I-League: Real Kashmir owner Arshad

NEW DELHI: (Jan 28) Real Kashmir FC owner Arshad Shawl foresees football thriving once again in the Kashmir Valley, which was hit by a terror attack in April last year, with the I-League finally starting from February 21 after months of uncertainty.

The I-League clubs, including Real Kashmir, and the All India Football Federation (AIFF) officials on Wednesday announced that the second-tier event will be rechristened as Indian Football League from this season onwards.

“We will immediately start the camp. We’ve been having a full squad running in from September last because the I-League was supposed to start then. We’ve been paying salaries to the whole squad,” Shawl told at a press conference.