![Why Pakistan football failed to flourish despite growing popularity [Nukta]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Pakistan-crowd-at-Jinnah-Stadium-Islamabad-for-WCQs-vs-Cambodia-1160x535.jpg "Why Pakistan football failed to flourish despite growing popularity [Nukta]")
There are a thousand different reasons why the beautiful game paints a bleak picture in a sports-mad country. But primarily it’s power struggles, poor management and allegations of corruption within the national set-up which have caused the greatest harm.
![OBITUARY: Hafiz Salman Butt — Pakistan football’s influential firebrand [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Hafiz-Salman-Butt-720x535.jpeg "OBITUARY: Hafiz Salman Butt — Pakistan football’s influential firebrand [Dawn]")
Salman loved football and wanted to see Pakistan reach new heights in the sport. If, ever, Pakistan football reaches those heights Salman wanted to take it to, he wouldn’t be able to see it.
![Red card for politics! [The News on Sunday]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/President-PFF-along-with-GS-PFF-addressing-Press-Conference.jpg "Red card for politics! [The News on Sunday]")
The PFF chief has enjoyed 12 years unopposed making any demand of accountability or transparency to the Pakistani public a pipe dream.
![PFF’s election rules to ‘allay threats to Hayat’s fiefdom’ [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/FIFA-and-PFF-chiefs-meetup-.jpg "PFF’s election rules to ‘allay threats to Hayat’s fiefdom’ [Dawn]")
It seems the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) has quelled the threat to Faisal Saleh Hayat’s presidential hot-seat.
![Capt Safdar to discuss ‘fake’ PFA elections [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/FSH-vs-Capt-Safdar.jpg "Capt Safdar to discuss ‘fake’ PFA elections [The News]")
Captain Safdar, son-in-lawof Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, has been in close contact with the members of Punjab Football Association (PFA) and is expected to reach Lahore in the next two or three days to discuss with them what happened at the electoral meeting of the PFA at the PFF headquarters in Lahore on Friday.
![Controversy reigns as Hayat declares Sardar Naveed PFA chief [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/unnamed.jpg "Controversy reigns as Hayat declares Sardar Naveed PFA chief [Dawn]")
Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) president Faisal Saleh Hayat says the Punjab Football Association (PFA) elections were held on Friday which saw Sardar Naveed Haider Khan elected its president while the rival group claims they were never held.
![ANALYSIS: Shades of past in present tussle for PFF stranglehold [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/faisal.jpg "ANALYSIS: Shades of past in present tussle for PFF stranglehold [Dawn]")
Now it seems history is repeating itself, the circumstances having an uncanny resemblance to how Hayat got in power 12 years ago.
![Prominent politicians in fray for PFF presidency [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Mian-Azhar-Hafiz-Butt.jpg "Prominent politicians in fray for PFF presidency [Dawn]")
Mian Azhar stepping down as PFF president after holding post from 1990 to 2003.
