Indian soccer membership Mohun Bagan Tremendous Large celebrates victory in Tremendous League 2024-25. — X/@mohunbagansgÂ
The Asian Soccer Confederation banned Indian membership Mohun Bagan Tremendous Large from all its competitions and fined it greater than $100,000 for refusing to play a match in Iran.
Mohun Bagan didn’t journey for an Asian Champions League Two group match towards Sepahan in Iran in September, citing lack of safety assurances and medical insurance coverage protection.
The AFC disciplinary and ethics committee banned Mohun Bagan from the subsequent version of the continental second-tier event, as much as the 2027-28 season, it mentioned in a press release on Wednesday.
One of many oldest soccer golf equipment in Asia, Mohun Bagan had been additionally handed a $50,000 positive and informed to pay $50,729 for damages and losses incurred by the AFC and Sepahan.
Mohun Bagan had been withdrawn from the competitors after their no-show and their matches had been declared null and void by the AFC.
The membership had earlier requested the Court docket Arbitration for Sport to maneuver the match to a impartial venue, however the request was rejected.
The membership additionally didn’t journey to Iran final 12 months for a match towards Tractor SC, a day after Iran launched missiles in direction of Israel.
