The Appeal Committee To Decide On Churchill, Mohun Bagan

Speaking to Goal.com, an AIFF official said, “The Appeal Committee shall take discuss the matters relating to Churchill Alemao and Anjan Mitra.”

Mr.Churchill Alemao had abused the match commissioner following the 3-3 draw against Dempo in Goa. The Disciplinary Committee had found the club patron guilty of misbehaviour and was impose a fine of Rs.50, 000 which he had to pay up before the 20th of this month.

The Churchill Brothers chief refused to shell out the fine and instead decided to appeal against the decision branding it as ‘capricious’.  Mr.Alemao won’t be present for the meeting but has sent his club representative in Macario Rodrigues.

“I won’t go for the meeting. The AIFF doesn’t take any action against the referee so then, why should we honour their calls? What does the match commissioner do in a match? I have sent Macario to attend the meeting and put forth our views,” said Alemao.

Meanwhile, match officials in the Mohun Bagan – Mumbai FC match at the Barasat Stadium where targeted by the local fans as they pelted stones and empty bottles. The AIFF sent a letter to Mohun Bagan about the disgraceful incident and asked for an explanation. Bagan replied and apologized for the same. The Indian FA sent another letter warning any such incidents in the future to which Mohun Bagan answered that it wasn’t their responsibility to took into these incidents.

“In the first letter, we apologized but not as Mohun Bagan. We regretted the incident and spoke for the state of Bengal. We deeply condemn such incidents.

“In our latest letter sent to the AIFF about three days back, we have mentioned that the Barasat Stadium is not out ground. It belongs to East Bengal. Mohun Bagan ground is one of the best in the country and we have repeatedly requested the AIFF to let our home games be played there.

“The AIFF sent us a warning that this shouldn’t be repeated. It’s not our lookout if the matches are played at Barasat Stadium. We have stated that the letter sent to the Federation be treated as our official statement and that I won’t be attend the meeting,” said Mohun Bagan president Anjan Mitra.  


Rahul Bali.