India, Aug. 1 -- Days after being part of joint initiative seeking a meeting with All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Kalyan Chaubey regarding the uncertainty of the Indian Super League (ISL) season, Odisha FC suspended contracts of players and staff with effect from Tuesday.

The 2023-24 Super Cup runners-up, who have skipped the ongoing Durand Cup, are the first ISL team to invoke the force majeure clause because the future of India's top tier football competition is unknown.

The letter sent to players and staff on Friday says that the start of 2025-26 ISL season has been "indefinitely suspended" because AIFF's commercial partners are not keen till an agreement replacing the one that ends this December is signed. Following a...