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‘Yeh sirf ek bahana hai team bund karne ka’ – Fans troll Kerala Blasters’ management as they temporarily shut down its women’s team citing heavy fine

Kerala Blaster walked out during the ISL 202-23 playoff game against Bengaluru Blasters.

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Kerala Blaster Women's Team (Image Credit: Twitter)

Indian Super League Kerala Blasters have decided to temporarily shut down its women’s team. The decision came after a fine of INR five crores was taken against them for walking out of ISL 2022-23 playoff game against Bengaluru Blasters FC. The Kochi-based side did so after a questionable goal from India and Bengaluru player, Sunil Chhetri. The All India Football Federation got involved in the matter.

They imposed a fine of four crores INR on the team. Blasters filed a complaint against this but to no avail. In the end, their fine is now increased by one crore. Apart from this, Ivan Vukumanovic, the team coach was slapped with a fine of Rs five lakh and a 10-game ban. This has resulted in the team management temporarily shutting down the women’s team.

This decision has been necessitated due to financial sanctions: Kerala Blasters

“”It is with a heavy heart that we must announce the temporary pause of our Women’s Team. This decision has been necessitated by the recent financial sanctions imposed on our club by the football federation. While we respect the authority and decisions of the federation, we cannot deny our disappointment at the impact it is likely to have across various functions of our Club.

“We deeply regret that we cannot continue our women’s team activities until such time that there is complete clarity on the matter. The decision to pause their activities was made after careful consideration and evaluation of the current circumstances. Not to mention, the Club is still awaiting further sanctions from the league body as well that are only likely to augment the financial impact on the Club.

“It is important to highlight that this pause is temporary. We will reinstate our Women’s Team upon closure of this matter in its entirety,” Kerala Blasters wrote in an official statement on their website.

Meanwhile, the fans aren’t buying the statement. They have accused the franchise of making excuses to pull out of Women’s football.

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