EPL clubs deny any partnership as the latest franchise league attempt in Pakistan named 'PFL,' with apparent govt backing, sets a November kick-off date
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![A franchise football league in Pakistan might finally take off [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Global-Soccer-Ventures-GSV.jpg "A franchise football league in Pakistan might finally take off [Dawn]")
August4August 4, 2021
A franchise football league in Pakistan might finally take off [Dawn]
Despite FIFA ban, PFL organisers remain confident that a successful first edition will eventually lead to recognition by FIFA and AFC.
![Opposition rises from within to Ashfaq-led PFF’s plan of holding franchise league [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Football-display-1160x535.jpeg "Opposition rises from within to Ashfaq-led PFF’s plan of holding franchise league [Dawn]")
July11July 11, 2021
Opposition rises from within to Ashfaq-led PFF’s plan of holding franchise league [Dawn]
Despite no FIFA recognition & internal disagreements, Ashfaq Shah group push for a franchise league with Global Soccer Ventures, a private entity incorporated soon after hostile PFF House takeover
![Ashfaq’s PFF announces holding of franchise league in December [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Ashfaq-Shah-PFF-ExCo-meeting-29-May-2021-1160x535.jpg "Ashfaq’s PFF announces holding of franchise league in December [Dawn]")
May31June 1, 2021
Ashfaq’s PFF announces holding of franchise league in December [Dawn]
Sardar Naveed says TouchSky Group involved with franchise league, but TSG's Ahmer Kunwar denies involvement
![First-ever professional football league in Karachi in December [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Sardar-Naveed-Haider-Khan-interviewed-by-Dawn-News-1160x535.jpg "First-ever professional football league in Karachi in December [The News]")
May30May 30, 2021
First-ever professional football league in Karachi in December [The News]
Ashfaq Shah group's Sardar Naveed Haider Khan reveals ambitious events calendar plans, including a separate franchise league for 2021
![FIFA or no FIFA, football will flourish in Pakistan: Ashfaq [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Ashfaq-Shah-group-press-conference-19-May-2021-1160x535.jpg "FIFA or no FIFA, football will flourish in Pakistan: Ashfaq [The News]")
May28May 28, 2021
FIFA or no FIFA, football will flourish in Pakistan: Ashfaq [The News]
Refusing to vacate PFF House, Ashfaq Shah group now plans a Pakistan Football Super League, despite any event under them will have no official recognition
July20July 21, 2020
Exclusive with Javed Afridi of Peshawar Zalmi on his Pak Football ideas
By Malik Riaz Hai Naveed, Founder FootballPakistan.Com “A businessman with knowledge, right attitude and with fondness for the game has...
![PFF NC lays down ground rules for holding of franchise league [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/SSGC-vs-Muslim-FC-PPFL-2018-1160x535.jpg "PFF NC lays down ground rules for holding of franchise league [Dawn]")
July16July 16, 2020
PFF NC lays down ground rules for holding of franchise league [Dawn]
In response to speculation on social media about a rumoured franchise league, PFF NC said any franchise or national league in the country can only be held by the PFF.
![Pakistan’s Messi Kaleemullah Khan leads the PSL football campaign [Sport360]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Kaleemullah-at-PSL-2020.jpg "Pakistan’s Messi Kaleemullah Khan leads the PSL football campaign [Sport360]")
June8June 8, 2020
Pakistan’s Messi Kaleemullah Khan leads the PSL football campaign [Sport360]
"[PSL] has done wonders for cricket, but now it’s time to open the doors of football for the youngsters in our country."
![Developing all aspects of football environment key for game’s growth, advises AFC’s Roxburgh [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Andy-Roxburg-1160x535.jpg "Developing all aspects of football environment key for game’s growth, advises AFC’s Roxburgh [Dawn]")
May9May 9, 2020
Developing all aspects of football environment key for game’s growth, advises AFC’s Roxburgh [Dawn]
“No matter which country you come from football is like a three-layered cake: the thin icing is the pro level; the fruit below is the elite youth level; and the bulk of the cake is the grassroots of the game,”
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