Despite FIFA ban, PFL organisers remain confident that a successful first edition will eventually lead to recognition by FIFA and AFC.
![A franchise football league in Pakistan might finally take off [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Global-Soccer-Ventures-GSV.jpg "A franchise football league in Pakistan might finally take off [Dawn]")
August4August 4, 2021
Tag: dawn
August3August 3, 2021
PFF signs deal to launch ‘Pakistan’s first franchise-based domestic league’ [Dawn]
Global Soccer Ventures announce launching 'Pakistan Football League' soon.
![Citing differences, Sardar Naveed ‘walks away’ from Ashfaq’s PFF [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Amir-Dogar-with-Shahid-Shinwari-Ashfaq-Shah-Sardar-Naveed-etc-1160x535.jpeg "Citing differences, Sardar Naveed ‘walks away’ from Ashfaq’s PFF [Dawn]")
July21July 21, 2021
Citing differences, Sardar Naveed ‘walks away’ from Ashfaq’s PFF [Dawn]
“I don’t want to be party to that agreement which is basically a sellout of Pakistan football,” Sardar Naveed on quitting Ashfaq Shah's PFF over franchise league deal
![Opposition rises from within to Ashfaq-led PFF’s plan of holding franchise league [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Football-display-1160x535.jpeg "Opposition rises from within to Ashfaq-led PFF’s plan of holding franchise league [Dawn]")
July11July 11, 2021
Opposition rises from within to Ashfaq-led PFF’s plan of holding franchise league [Dawn]
Despite no FIFA recognition & internal disagreements, Ashfaq Shah group push for a franchise league with Global Soccer Ventures, a private entity incorporated soon after hostile PFF House takeover
![FIFA extends PFF NC mandate despite Pakistan suspension [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/fifa.jpg "FIFA extends PFF NC mandate despite Pakistan suspension [Dawn]")
July2July 2, 2021
FIFA extends PFF NC mandate despite Pakistan suspension [Dawn]
FIFA's global writ faces its strongest challenge in Pakistan. The deep-rooted political intrigue in Pak football trumps anything found in rest of the world
![Scanty PSB grants upset national sports federations [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Pakistan-POA-Olympics.jpg "Scanty PSB grants upset national sports federations [Dawn]")
June12June 13, 2021
Scanty PSB grants upset national sports federations [Dawn]
Despite paltry funding, fears of govt interference in sports feds could lead to suspensions by international bodies like FIFA ban on PFF
![PFF NC chief critical of government’s role in resolving football crisis [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Haroon-Malik-speaks-with-IPC-Minister-Dr-Fehmida-Mirza-1104x535.jpg "PFF NC chief critical of government’s role in resolving football crisis [Dawn]")
June2June 2, 2021
PFF NC chief critical of government’s role in resolving football crisis [Dawn]
Haroon Malik unhappy that despite IPC Ministry assurances in past two months to resolve crisis 'soon,' PFF remains under Ashfaq Shah group control
![Ashfaq’s PFF announces holding of franchise league in December [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Ashfaq-Shah-PFF-ExCo-meeting-29-May-2021-1160x535.jpg "Ashfaq’s PFF announces holding of franchise league in December [Dawn]")
May31June 1, 2021
Ashfaq’s PFF announces holding of franchise league in December [Dawn]
Sardar Naveed says TouchSky Group involved with franchise league, but TSG's Ahmer Kunwar denies involvement
![FIFA’s unusual silence on PFF NC and its issues is deafening [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/fifa-hq-1160x535.jpg "FIFA’s unusual silence on PFF NC and its issues is deafening [Dawn]")
May29May 29, 2021
FIFA’s unusual silence on PFF NC and its issues is deafening [Dawn]
FIFA has so far refused to comment on the most recent disclosures and disturbances disrupting the PFF Normalisation Committee
![Suspension on Pakistan ratified by FIFA Congress [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/71st-FIFA-Congress-2021-1160x535.jpg "Suspension on Pakistan ratified by FIFA Congress [Dawn]")
May22May 22, 2021
Suspension on Pakistan ratified by FIFA Congress [Dawn]
NC had claimed Pakistan faces long ban but FIFA ratification clearly stated that lifting it requires PFF House being vacated by Ashfaq group