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,

Applications supposedly from Pep Guardiola and Xavi Hernandez to manage India have both turned out to be hoaxes, the country's football association says.