Judo, squash, cycling, football events to be under POA banner in Oct 2017 National Games hosted in Quetta. [The News]
Category: Nationwide News
![Lahore High Court to hear football case from tomorrow [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Lahore-High-Court-LHC.jpg "Lahore High Court to hear football case from tomorrow [The News]")
July26July 26, 2017
Lahore High Court to hear football case from tomorrow [The News]
Faisal Saleh Hayat faction requested early hearing in LHC due to 31 July deadline from FIFA Member Associations Committee.
![‘Pakistan no less than Brazil or Europe’: Former coach Lutfi breaks down the local football scene [ARY]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/tariq-lutfi.jpg "‘Pakistan no less than Brazil or Europe’: Former coach Lutfi breaks down the local football scene [ARY]")
July23July 26, 2017
‘Pakistan no less than Brazil or Europe’: Former coach Lutfi breaks down the local football scene [ARY]
Former national team boss Tariq Lutfi spoke with ARY's Mir Shabbar Ali about the state of football in Pakistan.
![Suspension looms large [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/PFF-Football-House.jpg "Suspension looms large [The News]")
July23July 23, 2017
Suspension looms large [The News]
The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) is in clear and present danger of getting hit by FIFA sanctions
![Nasir tells Pak footballers not to play for free [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/5.png "Nasir tells Pak footballers not to play for free [The News]")
July21July 21, 2017
Nasir tells Pak footballers not to play for free [The News]
Nasir Ismail disappointed to learn Leisure Leagues organisers did not give any compensation to Pakistani players in Ronaldinho & Friends friendlies.
![Breaching rules, PFF receives AFC funds in private account [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Ahmed-Yar-Lodhi-PFF-Gen.-Secretary-presents-shield-to-outgoing-PFF-Director-Finance-Nadia-Naqvi.jpg "Breaching rules, PFF receives AFC funds in private account [Dawn]")
July20July 20, 2017
Breaching rules, PFF receives AFC funds in private account [Dawn]
Umaid Wasim discovers AFC bypassing own protocols to continue funding Hayat faction through Nadia Naqvi's personal account.
![Faisal seeks COAS help for saving Pakistan football [Nation]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/COAS-Gen-Qamar-Javed-Bajwa-sent-letter-of-help-by-Faisal-Saleh-Hayat-faction.jpg "Faisal seeks COAS help for saving Pakistan football [Nation]")
July17December 7, 2020
Faisal seeks COAS help for saving Pakistan football [Nation]
Faisal Saleh Hayat writes letter to Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa to seek help to save PFF from FIFA ban.
![It could’ve been the start of a new era [TNS]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Ronaldinho-Friends-crowd-at-Fortress-Stadium-Lahore.jpg "It could’ve been the start of a new era [TNS]")
July16July 22, 2017
It could’ve been the start of a new era [TNS]
International footballers playing in Pakistan under unprecedented security and having got hefty remunerations doesn’t mean the sport is here to stay. Or, does it?
![Save us footballers: Saadullah requests PFF, FIFA [Express Tribune]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Pakistan-vs-Afghanistan-January-2015.jpg "Save us footballers: Saadullah requests PFF, FIFA [Express Tribune]")
July16July 16, 2017
Save us footballers: Saadullah requests PFF, FIFA [Express Tribune]
Saadullah thinks that the national team not playing for two years and no domestic league in Pakistan put football in an embarrassing situation.
![Ryan Giggs and Ronaldinho visit Pakistan in the hope of stirring international football’s sleeping giant [Independent]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Ryan-Giggs-and-others-at-Fortress-Stadium-Lahore.jpg "Ryan Giggs and Ronaldinho visit Pakistan in the hope of stirring international football’s sleeping giant [Independent]")
July14July 14, 2017
Ryan Giggs and Ronaldinho visit Pakistan in the hope of stirring international football’s sleeping giant [Independent]
A country of 189 million inhabitants has a Fifa ranking of 200 out of 211, but will need more than novelty matches to realise its potential.