Women's Football
New-look Pakistan making up for lost time with UK-born footballers [The Guardian]
John Duerden writes for The Guardian on Pakistan WNT's recent AFC Asian Cup qualification campaign and the impact of new recruits.
John Duerden
FIFA
‘A dagger to the heart’: can Pakistan recover from latest Fifa ban? [The Guardian]
“It’s a dagger to the heart and I don’t know how [Pakistan] will recover from another [FIFA] ban,” said former Pakistan head coach Stephen…
FIFA
‘Hostile takeover’ and smashed glass: turmoil in Pakistan’s football [The Guardian]
Fifa has banned Pakistan for the second time in four years after dramatic and contested events at the federation headquarters. Written by John Duerden.
Nationwide News
Faisal Saleh Hayat not the answer to Pakistan football problems [Fox Sports Asia]
Asia-based football writer John Duerden reckons PFF president Faisal Saleh Hayat can’t claim that Pak football has flourished under him.
Nationwide News
Pakistan Soccer in Turmoil, Both Off the Field and On [NYT]
John Duerden writes for the New York Times about abysmal state of affairs in Pakistani football in whole of 2015
Asian Games
Rapid rise of Indian Super League offers Pakistan a blueprint for change [theguardian]
"There is potential to emulate the star-studded competition grabbing global attention across the border but the bureaucrats are holding progress back" writes football writer…
International Competitions
Can football make an impact in cricket-mad South Asia? [DAWN]
BY JOHN DUERDEN for DAWN.Com The third round of qualification for the 2014 World Cup started recently. As we all know, Pakistan were absent…
Match Reviews
Overseas players need conducive environment to excel [DAWN]
If what Essa says is true, then there can be no question that those who give less than 100% should not be selected but…
News
United Pakistan can repeat Reds’ 2005 heroics: Dawn.Com
John Duerden writes for Dawn.Com about Pakistan's chances to over-turn the 0-3 deficit against Bangladesh in Lahore like Liverpool did back in 2005 against…