Because if this happens, this is not just a loss for Indian football … this is a big loss for all of India.” The club was founded by the Tata Group, which has been involved with Indian football at various levels for decades. Photograph: The India Today Group/Getty ImagesIt is a worrying exit as this is not the only corporate departure from Indian football of late. “Tata now withdrawing from Jamshedpur FC feels different again because of the group’s deep-rooted history in Indian football. It might be a poor business decision, but it will be the one Indian football needs the most at this hour.”