Bangla Press Desk: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has confirmed that a job application purportedly sent by former Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez for the Indian national team head coach position was a hoax.
Speculation emerged earlier this week when an AIFF official told The Times of India that Xavi was among the applicants for the role. A member of the AIFF’s technical committee had even claimed that his candidacy was considered too costly to pursue.
However, the AIFF clarified the situation in an official statement on Saturday:
“The AIFF received an email furnishing applications from Spanish coaches Pep Guardiola and Xavi Hernandez. The authenticity of their applications could not be confirmed, and it has since emerged that the email applications were not genuine.”
