FIFA suspends India Football Federation over “undue influence from third parties”

India’s Football Federation has been suspended by the world’s football governing body, FIFA due to “undue influence from third parties”, FIFA announced on Monday.

FIFA said the suspension was effective immediately and that the transgression “constitutes a serious violation of the FIFA Statutes.”

“The suspension will be lifted once an order to set up a committee of administrators to assume the powers of the AIFF Executive Committee has been repealed and the AIFF administration regains full control of the AIFF’s daily affairs,” said FIFA in a statement.

The suspension by FIFA threatens the country’s hosting of the Under-17 Women's World Cup, in October.

The Under-17 Women’s World Cup “cannot currently be held in India as planned,” FIFA said.

According to FIFA’s statement, The world football governing body is in constant constructive contact with the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in India and “is hopeful that a positive outcome to the case may still be achieved”.