![Puyol to become latest football star to visit Pakistan [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Carles-Puyol-holds-UEFA-Champions-League-trophy.jpg "Puyol to become latest football star to visit Pakistan [Dawn]")
Former Barcelona/Spain champion now part of World Soccer Stars promotion.
Category: Nationwide News
![Anelka arrives as TSG, PFF reach agreement for football promotion [Dawn/The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/anelka-meets-pff-president-ahead-of-world-soccer-stars-event-1551808770-7618.jpg "Anelka arrives as TSG, PFF reach agreement for football promotion [Dawn/The News]")
March6March 6, 2019
Anelka arrives as TSG, PFF reach agreement for football promotion [Dawn/The News]
Former EPL star met with PFF boss Ashfaq Hussain Shah in Islamabad.
![Newly-elected PFF names Sheikh Siddique as general secretary [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/PFF-ExCo-meeting-by-Ashfaq-Hussain-led-faction-1160x535.jpg "Newly-elected PFF names Sheikh Siddique as general secretary [Dawn]")
March5March 5, 2019
Newly-elected PFF names Sheikh Siddique as general secretary [Dawn]
PCAA coach and a former PFF Grassroots Director Siddique Sheikh appointed GS by Ashfaq-led PFF faction that won SC-mandated elections.
![Anelka set to visit again as TSG seeks big role in Pakistan football [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Nicolas-Anelka-part-of-World-Soccer-Stars-671x535.jpg "Anelka set to visit again as TSG seeks big role in Pakistan football [Dawn]")
March3March 3, 2019
Anelka set to visit again as TSG seeks big role in Pakistan football [Dawn]
Former France star joins planned World Soccer Stars event.
![Despite no role in PFF, Hayat set to become AFC VP [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/AFC-President-Sheikh-Salman-meets-Faisal-Saleh-Hayat.jpeg "Despite no role in PFF, Hayat set to become AFC VP [Dawn]")
March2March 2, 2019
Despite no role in PFF, Hayat set to become AFC VP [Dawn]
Despite being deposed in SC-mandated PFF elections, Faisal Saleh Hayat is now the unopposed candidate for AFC VP slot from South Asia.
![Just want a chance to play, says Pakistan women’s football captain Hajra Khan [Express Tribune]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Pakistan-Womens-National-Team.jpg "Just want a chance to play, says Pakistan women’s football captain Hajra Khan [Express Tribune]")
March1January 29, 2023
Just want a chance to play, says Pakistan women’s football captain Hajra Khan [Express Tribune]
PFF divisions again mean SAFF Women's Championship withdrawal for Pakistan.
![Top clubs sign deal for professional development [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/strawberry-logo-1160x535.png "Top clubs sign deal for professional development [The News]"){kind=logo}
February18February 18, 2019
Top clubs sign deal for professional development [The News]
With Classic Football League in limbo, Strawberry Sports ponder over holding a club league in April.
![PM Imran meets Touchsky Group CEO for revolutionising football in Pakistan [The Nation]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Javed-Afridi-and-Ahmer-Kunwar-with-Imran-Khan-1160x535.jpg "PM Imran meets Touchsky Group CEO for revolutionising football in Pakistan [The Nation]")
January29January 29, 2019
PM Imran meets Touchsky Group CEO for revolutionising football in Pakistan [The Nation]
Peshawar Zalmi, TSG plan football league in Pakistan.
![Will guest appearances by Kaka, Figo revive football in Pakistan? [AlJazeera]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Luis-Figo-Saddam-Hussain-Kaka-at-World-Soccer-Stars-promo-in-Karachi.jpg "Will guest appearances by Kaka, Figo revive football in Pakistan? [AlJazeera]")
January26January 26, 2019
Will guest appearances by Kaka, Figo revive football in Pakistan? [AlJazeera]
Retired footballers to play two exhibition matches with other former players in a cricket-mad country later this year.
![Football: The Facade of Exhibition Games [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Luis-Figo-and-Kaka-at-World-Soccer-Stars-promo-1160x535.jpg "Football: The Facade of Exhibition Games [Dawn]")
January20January 20, 2019
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