FIFA probe goes in Faisal’s way [The Nation]

FIFA probe goes in Faisal’s way [The Nation]

The FIFA fact finding mission has endorsed Makdhoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat-led PFF rejecting the claims made by the rival faction, sources revealed on Monday.

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None the wiser: FIFA’s unaccomplished mission [Express Tribune]

None the wiser: FIFA’s unaccomplished mission [Express Tribune]

The FIFA mission that arrived in Pakistan hoping to resolve the issues plaguing the country’s football has departed without being able to achieve its basic goal of meeting with both parties in a round-table discussion.

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Can FIFA resolve Pak football crisis? [The News]

Can FIFA resolve Pak football crisis? [The News]

After holding a series of meetings with Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) and its rival group led by Syed Zahir Shah, the ball now is in FIFA’s court.

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FIFA mission concludes meetings with warring PFF factions [Dawn]

FIFA mission concludes meetings with warring PFF factions [Dawn]

The FIFA mission probing the elections of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) left on Sunday after protracted meetings with both rival factions of the country’s football governing body with early indications suggesting fresh polls will be held.

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Hayat appointed AFC Legal Committee head [Dawn]

Hayat appointed AFC Legal Committee head [Dawn]

Faisal Saleh Hayat, the controversial president of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF), has been appointed chairman of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Legal Committee for the term of 2015-2019, according to a press release issued by Hayat’s own group of the federation here on Tuesday.

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Comment : The players need to fight for their right, or there won’t be much left [Express Tribune]

Comment : The players need to fight for their right, or there won’t be much left [Express Tribune]

Reporting on football in Pakistan can be quite embarrassing, especially when the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) is mostly busy in controversial elections while players who should be the spine of the sport continue to remain eerily silent on the issue.

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PFF elections: Youngsters suffer as power struggle continues [Express Tribune]

PFF elections: Youngsters suffer as power struggle continues [Express Tribune]

In a manner not too dissimilar to a natural disaster, it is the children who have suffered the most from the ongoing power struggle at the upper echelons of football administration in the country.

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Former justice to hold PFF elections within four months [The News]

Former justice to hold PFF elections within four months [The News]

Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday appointed justice retired Asad Munir as administrator who will hold the elections of Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) within four months, highly reliable sources told ‘The News’.

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Faisal to challenge LHC decision in Supreme Court [Nation]

Faisal to challenge LHC decision in Supreme Court [Nation]

Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat has termed the Lahore High Court (LHC) decision as illegal and ultra vires and decided to challenge it in the Supreme Court with the conviction that merit and justice will prevail.

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