LIVE: Has AIFF Made the Right Call Picking Brazil over FIFA Cup? | First Sports With Rupha Ramani

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The AIFF has officially withdrawn India from the inaugural FIFA ASEAN Cup, choosing to prioritise a blockbuster friendly against five-time world champions Brazil in Kolkata on October 3. It's a decision that trades away at least three competitive, ranking-relevant matches against Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore for one night of glamour and eyeballs. So is this smart commercial thinking, or Indian football chasing spectacle over substance yet again? Rupha Ramani breaks down the AIFF's reasoning, the backlash from within Indian football, and what this decision really costs the national team's development. Also on the show, Joe Root has scrapped England's midnight curfew just days before a fiery Test series against Pakistan, right after the messiest few months English cricket has had off the field in years. Is this genuine confidence in a group that's been through the wringer, or bravado overriding lessons they should have already learned? And with Stephen Fleming now in charge as head

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