Pakistan Football Federation, courts, and sports autonomy [Nation blogs]

Pakistan Football Federation, courts, and sports autonomy [Nation blogs]

by Ali Ahsan Pakistani football’s ongoing crisis is now entering its second year. 2015 saw controversial elections causing the Pakistan...

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PFF Cup expected to be delayed [Express Tribune]

PFF Cup expected to be delayed [Express Tribune]

After a dry spell last year, the Pakistan Premier Football League (PPFL) and Division B League teams’ wait for national-level action may yet be prolonged as the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) Cup is expected to be postponed for another week.

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2015: Politics, corruption beat Pakistan football yet again [Dawn]

2015: Politics, corruption beat Pakistan football yet again [Dawn]

It was a year that promised so much for Pakistan football, yet it ended with little to show for on the playing field.

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FIFA recognises Faisal, upholds June 30 elections [The News]

FIFA recognises Faisal, upholds June 30 elections [The News]

FIFA has clarified that it recognises Faisal Saleh Hayat and the remaining executive committee members who stood for election on June 30, 2015, as office-bearers of Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) for two years.

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Lack of activities worries senior football players [The News]

Lack of activities worries senior football players [The News]

Pakistan’s senior football team players have stressed that the conflict between the two factions of Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) should be resolved as soon as possible.

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Political interference ruining Pakistan football: Faisal [Nation]

Political interference ruining Pakistan football: Faisal [Nation]

Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) president Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat has said that the matter of the federation has reached at a very crucial stage after the Fifa’s decision which endorsed him as PFF chief and urged the government to stop political interference in the federation’s matters.

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Pakistan to face India in SAFF Cup opener [Dawn]

Pakistan to face India in SAFF Cup opener [Dawn]

Pakistan will face India in their opening game of the SAFF Suzuki Cup later this year but the fate of the national team remains hanging in the balance due to the crisis in the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF).

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Pakistan’s Hayat keeps AFC legal posts despite breaking the law at home [IWF]

Pakistan’s Hayat keeps AFC legal posts despite breaking the law at home [IWF]

With little fanfare and hardly any publicity, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) recently proudly announced the makeup of its new standing committees for the next four years. One of those re-elected as chairman of its legal committee - was Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat, the controversial Pakistani who has been at the centre of a bitter domestic dispute.

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