Punjab govt unwilling to allow exhibition football match amid security risk [Dawn]

Punjab govt unwilling to allow exhibition football match amid security risk [Dawn]

Ronaldinho & Friends tour to Pakistan by Leisure Leagues aims to play exhibition matches in both Karachi and Lahore in early July.

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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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PFA, referees support Makhdoom [The Nation]

PFA, referees support Makhdoom [The Nation]

Punjab Football Association (PFA) president Sardar Naveed Haider Khan-led provincial association congress as well referees association representative Wednesday announced their all-out support for Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat for upcoming PFF elections in Changla Gali on June 30.

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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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Street Child World Cup team: A year on, Cambridge beckons two squad members [Express Tribune]

Street Child World Cup team: A year on, Cambridge beckons two squad members [Express Tribune]

A year after winning the bronze medal at the Street Child World Cup in Brazil, plenty of doors have opened for Pakistan’s team, the latest one taking two members of the squad for a stint in Cambridge.

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Zahir to challenge Hayat for PFF presidency [Dawn]

Zahir to challenge Hayat for PFF presidency [Dawn]

Having been elected unopposed as Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) president for the last two terms, Faisal Saleh Hayat is set to face his biggest challenge in this year’s election — and that too from a former ally, Syed Zahir Ali Shah.

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ANALYSIS: Shades of past in present tussle for PFF stranglehold [Dawn]

ANALYSIS: Shades of past in present tussle for PFF stranglehold [Dawn]

Now it seems history is repeating itself, the circumstances having an uncanny resemblance to how Hayat got in power 12 years ago.

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