Calcutta, Jan. 23 :    Calcutta, Jan. 23:  AIFF president Priya Ranjan Das Munshi said at a crowded press conference today that the Chileans at the ongoing Sahara Cup are 'cheats'. He was speaking in the context of the tug-of-war between the federation and the Chileans from the start. He said that the Chileans 'have cheated the AIFF and the organising committee of the ongoing Sahara Cup in not presenting a true picture of the strength of the team.' He said: 'At a meeting with the Chilean delegation this morning, I told them it was their fault that they did not load their kit at the Johannesburg airport. I also told them that the federation, the sponsors (Studio 2100) and the organisers have had to bear the consequences of that.' Das Munshi said: 'They insisted that it was pretty right for them to do anything, because they were Chile.' He said the AIFF has complained about this to the Fifa and to AFC and circulated to the Press copies of these letters which talked about how 'in spite of ... signed agreement of sending their national A team...' Chile did not. The carrying over of bookings incident has been solved, but Chile wanted to play the third place match which the AIFF scrapped. Das Munshi was rather sheepish in conceding today that the third place match would not be held 'because we do not have the money'. The Chilean federation has taken up the issue and clearer picture will be available tomorrow. The AIFF chief also said that the Income Tax department has send reminders to the federation regarding payments to foreign teams. 'We have been reminded that under no circumstances can we exceed RBI guidelines.' He was referring to 'extra money' that the Chileans had reportedly asked for in this meet. Das Munshi said he was 'shedding tears' for the sponsors who have had to 'sell all personal assets except their residence in Mumbai to meet the commitments of this meet. You don't find the main man of Studio 2100 here today because he is busy selling his property.' Such statements in the Media by the president of a national federation adds little value to the federation's credibility. With the overall AIFF scenario in a mess, this could only end in prospective sponsors actually shunning the AIFF. And even amid this fiasco, the AIFF president announced that he will be going ahead with the plans for a national football academy. He said, without elaborating, that he had funds for this project. Das Munshi also said that he has scrapped his plans of an elaborate closing ceremony. He also admitted that Fifa president Sepp Blatter and FC Bayern Munich president and former German superstar Franz Beckenbauer have both turned down invitations to be present for the ceremony. Instead, one can expect on that day Mohammed Bin Hamam, technical committee chairman of Fifa. There will be more 'celebrities' present in state sports minister Subhas Chakraborty and possibly Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee. After a meaningful pause, Das Munshi added: 'There will also be that great footballer of yesteryears, Sailen Manna.' Das Munshi said: 'We have learned a lot from these shortcomings and we will in future be careful not to repeat the mistakes that have happened.' As a sort of backup measure - too little too late, albeit - the federation has decided to issue 10,000 free tickets to school students for the final. The tickets will be available at the usual selling points and after students produce their school identity cards. There will also be a sale of priced tickets tomorrow from the stadium. These are the last-ditch efforts of the federation to make at least the ending of the meet a little more respectable.