India's football federation said applications for the national team's head coach role claiming to be from Pep Guardiola and Xavi were "not genuine."

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has dismissed reports of coaching applications from Xavi Hernandez and Pep Guardiola as fake, confirming the emails were not genuine. Following this, the AIFF has narrowed down its search to three candidates: Stephen Constantine,

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) clarified that an application purportedly from Xavi Hernandez for the India coach position was fake, despite earlier claims. While the AIFF has shortlisted three candidates,