2015: Politics, corruption beat Pakistan football yet again [Dawn]

2015: Politics, corruption beat Pakistan football yet again [Dawn]

It was a year that promised so much for Pakistan football, yet it ended with little to show for on the playing field.

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A friendly coach [The News on Sunday]

A friendly coach [The News on Sunday]

Former Bahraini defender Mohammad Shamlan ultimately quit as Pakistan football team coach last week after his two-year contract expired.

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Satisfied Shamlan says goodbye to Pakistan [The News]

Satisfied Shamlan says goodbye to Pakistan [The News]

Mohammad Shamlan on Thursday announced that he had quit as Pakistan football team coach after the expiry of his contract and signed a one-year deal with Bahrain’s Riffa Sports Club.

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AFC qualifiers aftermath: PFF backing Shamlan despite poor show [Express Tribune]

AFC qualifiers aftermath: PFF backing Shamlan despite poor show [Express Tribune]

Despite a dismal show at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) 2016 U23 Championship qualifiers, Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) secretary Ahmed Yar Khan Lodhi hopes to extend coach Mohammed Shamlan’s contract, which ends in July.

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With Kuwait defeat, Pakistan football faces uncertain future

With Kuwait defeat, Pakistan football faces uncertain future

Already without competitive football for the next four years after their 3-1 aggregate loss to Yemen in the first round of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in March, the game in the country is left facing an uncertain future.

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Hayat pulls out of AFC VP race, secures matches for Pakistan [Dawn]

Hayat pulls out of AFC VP race, secures matches for Pakistan [Dawn]

When Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) president Faisal Saleh Hayat left for the Bahrain capital of Manama on Monday night, he was confident he would become AFC’s South zone vice-president during the Ordinary Congress of Asia’s football governing body on Thursday.

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Failure, yet again [TNS]

Failure, yet again [TNS]

Like in the past, Pakistan fell in the first round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers when they were held by Yemen to a goalless draw in their second leg in Manama on March 23.

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