<p>Bengaluru: As the mood in the Indian footballing circle continues to remain skeptical with clubs shutting down first-team operations and suspending salaries as uncertainty looms large over the Indian Super League, it was not just the teams, players and staff who were sweating over their future. </p>.<p>Given this background, the All Indian Football Federation (AIFF) received a joint-letter from nine referees, all contracted with the governing body, requesting an extension of their contracts that was due to end on August 31 amidst all the chaos. </p>.<p>However, in the latest development, the AIFF has assured that the contracts will be renewed and has also asked all parties to not press the panic button and remain calm in these tough circumstances. </p>.<p>"The AIFF would like to assure that these (referee) contracts shall be renewed in accordance with the established office procedures, subject to the existing process of the Elite Referees' Development Programme (ERDP)," the AIFF said in a statement.</p>.Congress urges Kerala govt to clarify on Argentine Football Association's reported allegation.<p>"The AIFF urges all parties to remain calm, as several competitions are currently ongoing, where many of our referees are officiating in matches, like in the Durand Cup, and the Futsal Club Championship," it added. </p>.<p>The development came a couple days after the AIFF decided to host the Super Cup in September -- whose winner will earn a spot in the AFC Champions League 2 playoffs -- in a meeting that was held among the top brass of the AIFF, Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL) and the CEOs of all ISL clubs.</p>.<p>Earlier, the Supreme Court had instructed the AIFF to refrain from negotiating any terms of the Master Rights Agreement (MRA) with FSDL until a final decision on the constitution case was taken. </p>.<p>On August 9, however, eleven ISL clubs except Mohun Bagan Super Giant and East Bengal jointly wrote to the AIFF cheif Kalyan Chaubey asking the federation to raise the concern before the Supreme Court for urgent listing.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: As the mood in the Indian footballing circle continues to remain skeptical with clubs shutting down first-team operations and suspending salaries as uncertainty looms large over the Indian Super League, it was not just the teams, players and staff who were sweating over their future. </p>.<p>Given this background, the All Indian Football Federation (AIFF) received a joint-letter from nine referees, all contracted with the governing body, requesting an extension of their contracts that was due to end on August 31 amidst all the chaos. </p>.<p>However, in the latest development, the AIFF has assured that the contracts will be renewed and has also asked all parties to not press the panic button and remain calm in these tough circumstances. </p>.<p>"The AIFF would like to assure that these (referee) contracts shall be renewed in accordance with the established office procedures, subject to the existing process of the Elite Referees' Development Programme (ERDP)," the AIFF said in a statement.</p>.Congress urges Kerala govt to clarify on Argentine Football Association's reported allegation.<p>"The AIFF urges all parties to remain calm, as several competitions are currently ongoing, where many of our referees are officiating in matches, like in the Durand Cup, and the Futsal Club Championship," it added. </p>.<p>The development came a couple days after the AIFF decided to host the Super Cup in September -- whose winner will earn a spot in the AFC Champions League 2 playoffs -- in a meeting that was held among the top brass of the AIFF, Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL) and the CEOs of all ISL clubs.</p>.<p>Earlier, the Supreme Court had instructed the AIFF to refrain from negotiating any terms of the Master Rights Agreement (MRA) with FSDL until a final decision on the constitution case was taken. </p>.<p>On August 9, however, eleven ISL clubs except Mohun Bagan Super Giant and East Bengal jointly wrote to the AIFF cheif Kalyan Chaubey asking the federation to raise the concern before the Supreme Court for urgent listing.</p>