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://www.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
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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.
![PPFL to begin in Multan from August 14 [The News]](https://www.footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/PPFL-2021-by-Ashfaq-Shah-Group-1160x535.jpg "PPFL to begin in Multan from August 14 [The News]")
August1August 1, 2021
PPFL to begin in Multan from August 14 [The News]
NBP, Masha United, Afghan FC Chaman all withdraw from Ashfaq Shah group's Pakistan Premier League.
![Court orders Ashfaq-led group not to use PFF funds [The News]](https://www.footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Lahore-High-Court-LHC.jpg "Court orders Ashfaq-led group not to use PFF funds [The News]")
July31July 31, 2021
Court orders Ashfaq-led group not to use PFF funds [The News]
Lahore's civil court recognizes that Ashfaq Shah group's forced takeover disrupted Normalisation Committee's mandate and led to FIFA ban
![NC should set up office, start working: Nasir [The News]](https://www.footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Shahid-Afridi-with-new-Masha-United-manager-Nasir-Ismail-487x535.jpeg "NC should set up office, start working: Nasir [The News]")
July27July 27, 2021
NC should set up office, start working: Nasir [The News]
Nasir Ismail wants NC chairman Haroon Malik either return to Pakistan and handle affairs on ground or FIFA replaces him with someone else
![Citing differences, Sardar Naveed ‘walks away’ from Ashfaq’s PFF [Dawn]](https://www.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
![Naveed resigns as PFF vice-president over differences [The News]](https://www.footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Sardar-Naveed-Haider-Khan-interviewed-by-Dawn-News-1160x535.jpg "Naveed resigns as PFF vice-president over differences [The News]")
July21July 21, 2021
Naveed resigns as PFF vice-president over differences [The News]
Sardar Naveed quits Ashfaq Shah group over 'illegal' franchise league deal that did not get approved by the PFF Congress
![WAPDA to field new-look team in PPFL [The News]](https://www.footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Tanveer-Ahmed-WAPDA-1160x535.jpg "WAPDA to field new-look team in PPFL [The News]")
July18July 18, 2021
WAPDA to field new-look team in PPFL [The News]
Ashfaq Shah group aims to begin Pakistan Premier League next month, most likely in Multan as departments gear up for it.
![Balochistan Bazigars emerge national U23 champs [The News]](https://www.footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Balochistan-Bazigars-win-National-U23-Championship-2021-in-Abbottabad-1160x535.jpg "Balochistan Bazigars emerge national U23 champs [The News]")
July17July 17, 2021
Balochistan Bazigars emerge national U23 champs [The News]
Extra time winner by Saifullah enough to beat KPk Eagles at Kunj Ground, Abbottabad in event organized by Ashfaq Shah group
![Khyber Eagles enter National U23 Football final [The Nation]](https://www.footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/National-U23-Championship-2021-Islamabad-Tigers-vs-Balochistan-Bazigars-1160x535.jpg "Khyber Eagles enter National U23 Football final [The Nation]")
July15July 17, 2021
Khyber Eagles enter National U23 Football final [The Nation]
Balochistan Bazigars other finalists in Ashfaq Shah group's National U23 Championship in Abbottabad