Considered an authority on Indian football, veteran commentator and former Delhi University professor Novy Kapadia, 67, died here on Thursday after a prolonged illness.

Kapadia is not survived by any family member. The soft-spoken Kapadia, who has covered nine FIFA World Cups, was on ventilator for the last month. He had been suffering from a motor neurone disease, a condition that causes the nerves in the spine and brain to lose function over time.