The SAFF Championship football tournament is in hot water after India, one of the participants, requested the competition's organisers to postpone the meet by a few months due to the Indian Super League (ISL). "India is saying that because of the Under-17 World Cup, the ISL is starting late. They said because of the World Cup their scheduling has been delayed," he added. "This being a special year with India hosting the under-17 World Cup, we have requested SAFF to organise their tournament in May next year. India is also hosting the FIFA U-17 World Cup from October 6-28.

Source: India Today May 16, 2017 13:07 UTC