Elections to go on as planned, says PFF President [Express Tribune]

Elections to go on as planned, says PFF President [Express Tribune]

Two weeks before the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) elections, Makhdoom Faisal Saleh Hayat plans to continue holding the president’s office, denying any possibility of being ousted by the Extra-ordinary Congress over charges of alleged incompetence and fund embezzlement.

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PFF told to hold transparent elections or face consequences [The News]

PFF told to hold transparent elections or face consequences [The News]

The federal minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) Riaz Hussain Pirzada on Wednesday made it clear that his ministry was not interfering in the affairs of football but warned if elections of Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) were not held in a transparent manner the ministry will have to take action.

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Faisal group terms PFF Congress moot ‘illegal’ as football row simmers [Dawn]

Faisal group terms PFF Congress moot ‘illegal’ as football row simmers [Dawn]

The crisis within Pakistan football snowballed into a major row on Wednesday as the war of words and blame-game reached fever pitch with the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) seemingly split into two factions.

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PFF Extraordinary Congress suspends Hayat [Dawn]

PFF Extraordinary Congress suspends Hayat [Dawn]

An Extraordinary Congress meeting of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) in Islamabad on Tuesday suspended its president Faisal Saleh Hayat whilst terminating the services of its secretary Col. Ahmad Yar Khan Lodhi.

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Soccer ‘minnows’ hit back at German idea to weight FIFA votes [Reuters]

Soccer ‘minnows’ hit back at German idea to weight FIFA votes [Reuters]

For soccer chiefs in the developing world, a German proposal to change the one country, one vote system within the sport's ruling body FIFA would not only be undemocratic, but also deal a major blow to nations struggling to develop the game at home.

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