Can CPEC gain acceptance across Pakistan if it also develops football infrastructure in Balochistan, KPk, GB etc?
Tag: Football Development
![Developing all aspects of football environment key for game’s growth, advises AFC’s Roxburgh [Dawn] Developing all aspects of football environment key for game’s growth, advises AFC’s Roxburgh [Dawn]](https://www.footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Andy-Roxburg-1160x535.jpg)
Developing all aspects of football environment key for game’s growth, advises AFC’s Roxburgh [Dawn]
“No matter which country you come from football is like a three-layered cake: the thin icing is the pro level; the fruit below is the elite youth level; and the bulk of the cake is the grassroots of the game,”
![Drastic changes needed to lift Pak football: Essa [The News] Drastic changes needed to lift Pak football: Essa [The News]](https://www.footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Muhammad-Essa-with-Sajjad-Mehmood-at-AFC-Grassroots-Conference-960x535.jpg)
Drastic changes needed to lift Pak football: Essa [The News]
Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Essa said the country’s football needs drastic changes in its structure for its prosperity.
![Wanted: a pragmatic plan for Pakistan football [TNS] Wanted: a pragmatic plan for Pakistan football [TNS]](https://www.footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/NBP-vs-Falcon-FC-NFCC-2018.jpg)
Wanted: a pragmatic plan for Pakistan football [TNS]
Alam Zeb Safi questions PFF's aims of 2026 WC qualification without having any tangible long-term plans for developing football.

FIFA sets strict compliance standards for development projects
FIFA announces that each Federation can get up to $5 million over a 4 year period but must meet strict criteria about their spending.
![Senate body for sports infrastructure in less developed areas [Pak Observer] Senate body for sports infrastructure in less developed areas [Pak Observer]](https://www.footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Pakistan-Senate-logo.jpg)
Senate body for sports infrastructure in less developed areas [Pak Observer]
Senators met IPC minister Riaz H Pirzada, recommended more sports grounds and internships for youth in Balochistan and FATA.

FIFA announces its Forward Football Development Program
Each FIFA member association will get increased funding from $1.6 million every 4 years to $5 million every 4 years as 66th FIFA Congress concludes
![Political interference ruining Pakistan football: Faisal [Nation] Political interference ruining Pakistan football: Faisal [Nation]](https://www.footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Makhdoom-Syed-Faisal-Saleh-Hayat.jpg)
Political interference ruining Pakistan football: Faisal [Nation]
Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) president Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat has said that the matter of the federation has reached at a very crucial stage after the Fifa’s decision which endorsed him as PFF chief and urged the government to stop political interference in the federation’s matters.
![Pakistan’s Messi: Scaling new heights [The News on Sunday] Pakistan’s Messi: Scaling new heights [The News on Sunday]](https://www.footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/15-Kaleemullah-3-297x300.png)
Pakistan’s Messi: Scaling new heights [The News on Sunday]
Known as Pakistan’s Messi, Kaleemullah is one of the finest footballers produced by the country.
![Shahzad wants ‘free hand’ as PFF’s technical director [Dawn] Shahzad wants ‘free hand’ as PFF’s technical director [Dawn]](https://www.footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Shahzad-Anwar.jpg)
Shahzad wants ‘free hand’ as PFF’s technical director [Dawn]
Former Pakistan caretaker coach Shahzad Anwar said he wants to work “with a free hand” after he was named the new Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) technical director on Monday.