3rd edition of Ufone Balochistan Football Cup to feature 720 players in 48 teams from across the province.
Author: Editorial Staff (Editorial Staff)
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Atletico Madrid shoot for football future in cricket-mad Pakistan [Dawn]
"We are not looking for players for Atletico Madrid because we know that this is going to be very difficult... Our target is to improve the football here," Coach Javier Visea told AFP.
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Football: The Facade of Exhibition Games [Dawn]
The euphoria of the recent visit to Pakistan of Kaka and Figo will fetch nothing substantial. Pakistan needs to do much more than that to improve the standard and quality of the game in the country
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The balance sheet [TNS]
There were quite a few positives but also some negatives during the Pakistan Premier Football League which took place after three years.
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PSB recognises PFF’s newly-elected office bearers [The News]
SC-backed new PFF body re-affiliates with PSB.
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Hayat may face SC wrath as FIFA confirms PFF returned unused funds [Dawn]
Despite SC orders to make PFF finances come under its scrutiny, Hayat-led PFF had returned all leftover funds back to FIFA.
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A Pakistan football love story [Express Tribune]
Natasha Raheel struck a convo with a Careem captain on Pak football whilst she was going to cover the PPFL 2018 season finale.
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January16January 16, 2019
FIFA suspends funding to cash-starved PFF [Dawn]
FIFA’s Members Association Committee will decide further course of action on PFF with SC-mandated body taking over.
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Essaullah Khan Malazai from Dukki takes Pakistani social media by storm.
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Contentious PPFL season ends with controversially-promoted team denied title [Dawn]
KRL defy all expectations to thrash SSGC and claim their fifth PPFL title in final game of the season, PAF finish 2nd, SSGC 3rd.