India, Jan. 2 -- Hello 2026!

Hopefully, the men's club game in India will move beyond meetings on virtual platforms to those on the pitch. Hopefully, salaries will be paid and teams that have stopped first team operations resume them. A long-term proposal has been received favourably and, hopefully, that will get All India Football Federation (AIFF), the sports ministry, the Supreme Court-to think that the last two would need to be involved is proof of how bizarre 2025 was-and the clubs to work together and come up with a solution for 2025-26.

That would be one of the most looked forward-to things for most Kick Off subscribers. Here are some of the others:

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