Of corruption, despotism and power-struggles: into the murky world of football in Pakistan [Catch News]

Of corruption, despotism and power-struggles: into the murky world of football in Pakistan [Catch News]

by Bhargab Sarmah (Catch News, 30 December 2015) “Pakistan has promising bunch of players. But people here prefer personalities before...

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Pakistan Soccer in Turmoil, Both Off the Field and On [NYT]

Pakistan Soccer in Turmoil, Both Off the Field and On [NYT]

John Duerden writes for the New York Times about abysmal state of affairs in Pakistani football in whole of 2015

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2015: Politics, corruption beat Pakistan football yet again [Dawn]

2015: Politics, corruption beat Pakistan football yet again [Dawn]

It was a year that promised so much for Pakistan football, yet it ended with little to show for on the playing field.

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PFF ‘acquired suitable land’ for Dr Chung-AFC project, letter reveals [Dawn]

PFF ‘acquired suitable land’ for Dr Chung-AFC project, letter reveals [Dawn]

The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) claimed it had indeed acquired land for the controversial Dr Chung/AFC project in Jhang, a letter received by Dawn on Monday reveals.

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Faisal vows to raise standard of Pak football at int’l level [Nation]

Faisal vows to raise standard of Pak football at int’l level [Nation]

Newly-elected Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) president Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat has vowed to strengthen football infrastructure in the country for getting fruitful results and to raise standard of Pakistan football at international level.

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AFC confirms funds transfer, checking status of Jhang project [Dawn]

AFC confirms funds transfer, checking status of Jhang project [Dawn]

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on Wednesday confirmed it had transferred $650,000 to the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) for a flood relief project in the Jhang district, the status of which it is checking.

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