Jerome Valcke, Secretary General, FIFA in 2014 in New Delhi. “I can stretch out my neck and say that All India Football Federation is the sole Sporting Federation in the Country to have a four-year Strategic Plan. Das mentioned about the launch of the ‘AIFF Strategic Plan.’ Speaking more on AIFF’s vision for Indian Football, Mr. Today, courtesy the Hero ISL, we can today afford to have all matches under the floodlights. At that time, we didn’t have a sponsor while today Hero is on board for support for three editions. “The I-League should be compared from what it was some three years back. The appetite for Football has been created and it’s here to grow from here,” he further stated. The ISL was created for a purpose and it has had a rub-on effect on the Hero Federation Cup and the Hero I-League. “However, there’s always a comparison among the ISL and the Hero I-League which isn’t fair. There are emerging young Players like Romeo Fernandes, Sandesh Jhingan and a whole lot others making a mark and Indian Football is only benefitting.” And in that perspective, the ISL has brought in a quality. “When you talk about quality, you can’t judge it unless it’s there in front of you. It was in October 2014 that the inaugural edition of the Hero Indian Super League kicked-off amidst much fanfare at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. It has created and developed infrastructure for Football.” ![]() “Not to forget that the Hero Indian Super League has contributed immensely to the development of infrastructure in the Country. There were families who thronged the Stadias and that was all we wanted,” he added. It was very successful in bringing in the adrenalin rush. ![]() “Firstly, the Hero Indian Super League exceeded our expectations. “The year 2014 was a significant one for Indian Football as there were three key events which were game changers in the real sense,” Mr. Das was speaking at inauguration of the FICCI Goal 2015 at the FICCI Federation House in the Capital on Thursday (February 12). Kushal Das, General Secretary, All India Football Federation reflected on the launch of the AIFF Strategic Plan and the impact of the inaugural edition of the Hero Indian Super League in “developing the infrastructure.”
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