Nayemuddin backtracks; Bhutia unfazed

A day former national football coach Syed Nayeemuddin accused Baichung Bhutia of rigging India's Asian Cup qualifier against Yemen in 2006, the coach regretted his words

A day former national football coach Syed Nayeemuddin accused Baichung Bhutia of rigging India's Asian Cup qualifier against Yemen in 2006, the coach regretted his words.

"I've committed a mistake and I'm ready to say sorry (to Bhutia," Nayeemuddin said yesterday. Meanwhile, Bhutiau00a0 who announced his retirement from international football yesterday, said he had no hard feelings for his former coach. "I have no hard feelings against Nayeem Sir. It could be a genuine misunderstanding," Bhutia told .

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