Footballers suffer as PFF infighting continues [TNS]

Footballers suffer as PFF infighting continues [TNS]

"FIFA seems to have made a mistake in giving two years to Faisal group. As was expected, the other group would not accept it. Had FIFA assigned the task to an ad-hoc set-up, it could have been effective"

read more
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...

read more
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.

read more
LHC issues contempt notices over holding PFF elections [The News]

LHC issues contempt notices over holding PFF elections [The News]

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday issued contempt notices to the PFF top brass for holding the federation’s elections near Changla Gali on June 30 despite the court’s stay order, sources told ‘The News’.

read more
Faisal vows to raise standard of Pak football at int’l level [Nation]

Faisal vows to raise standard of Pak football at int’l level [Nation]

Newly-elected Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) president Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat has vowed to strengthen football infrastructure in the country for getting fruitful results and to raise standard of Pakistan football at international level.

read more
Faisal re-elected in controversial election [The News]

Faisal re-elected in controversial election [The News]

In a surprising development, despite the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) restraining order it issued on Monday, Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) held its elections at a secret place near Changla Gali on Tuesday in which renowned politician Faisal Saleh Hayat was re-elected for the fourth successive time.

read more
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.

read more