Ole Sæter, a striker at Norwegian club Rosenborg, rejected a transfer to Maccabi Haifa over Israeli violence against Palestinians. Ole has a Pakistani grandfather, making him eligible to play for Pakistan in international football.
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Rising star Imran Kayani talks about representing Pakistan in football [Express Tribune]
22-year-old footballer shares his story of playing for Pakistan and his aspirations to make it in the European leagues
Yousuf Butt talks challenges, aspirations in exclusive interview [Express Tribune]
Pakistan goalkeeper Yousuf Butt reflects on his football career, challenges in Pakistan’s football infrastructure, and future goals.
Naser Kayani, a Pakistani-Spaniard football coach at Valencia
FootballPakistan.Com had a brief chat with Naser Kayani, the Pakistani Spaniard coach in the women’s football setup at Valencia CF.
Rogerio Ramos points out differences between Indian and Pakistani football [Express Tribune]
“Players need time to develop better mentality. We have good players in Pakistan who want to play and like to play. But we need players to get competition, and play regularly,” said Pakistan MNT's Brazilian goalkeeping coach Rogerio Ramos.
EXCLUSIVE: Pak’s Constantine upbeat despite challenges [Express Tribune]
“I'm struggling to understand what is it that Pakistan doesn't understand about football in terms of. Does anybody have any idea the amount of publicity, money, goodwill and that they would have if they embrace football? It's just beyond me,” said Stephen Constantine.
Pakistan suffer setback as Harun Hamid ruled out of upcoming matches [Geo Super]
Harun Hamid unavailable for June WCQs against Saudi Arabia and Tajikistan due to injury, withdrawn from Pakistan squad.
Pakistan finalise diaspora players for Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan clash [Geo Super]
Easah Suliman unavailable due to Hajj, Abdul Samad Arshad dropped, Otis Khan and Mohammad Fazal return from injury, Adam Khan and McKeal Abdullah new additions. Yousuf Butt, Rahis Nabi, Abdullah Iqbal, Imran Kayani, Harun Hamid retained.
The need for domestic football league [TNS]
The FIFA-appointed PFF NC has been totally ignoring the needs of our local footballers by not holding the Pakistan Premier League, writes Alam Zeb Safi.
Jordanian Messi to be seen in today’s clash [The News]
Mousa Al-Tamari, Jordan's superstar who lit up the 2023 AFC Asian Cup and helped his side reach the final last month, expected to play against hosts Pakistan today.