New Delhi, July 26 -- A 19-year-old allegedly pranked the All India Football Federation (AIFF) by pretending to be Barcelona legend Xavi Hernandez. The teenager used a fake email to apply for India's football coach position.

AIFF national team director Subrata Paul initially confirmed Xavi's application to The Times of India. A video shared on social media later showed the prank email from 'xaviofficialfcb@gmail.com'.

AIFF rejected this application, citing affordability issues. Sports journalist Naman Suri has revealed on social media that it was actually a prank by the teenager.

"It wasn't Xavi who applied to coach India. It was a 19-year-old who used a fake email ID. I spoke to him and he showed me a screen recording from his Sent fo...