Nationwide News
It’s time to investigate Pakistan football’s corruption scandals [Nation]
Ali Ahsan argues FIFA should investigate PFF and do a thorough re-evaluation of how football is governed at national, confederation, and global levels.
Sepp Blatter
International Competitions
Pakistan can no longer afford to play it SAFF [Tribune]
Natasha Raheel writes about how badly the PFF crisis has hampered football in Pakistan, with FIFA too busy with other things.
International Competitions
Full FIFA Executive Committee statement that also discusses PFF situation
FIFA says PFF has to revise constitutional statutes and hold fresh elections within 2 years, as well as calling LHC appointed administrator as third-party…
Nationwide News
‘South Asia to back Platini in FIFA vote’ [Reuters]
A senior South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) official has said its seven members will vote for Frenchman Michel Platini in next year’s FIFA presidential…
Nationwide News
Blatter’s corroded legacy on South Asian soccer fields [Reuters]
Reuters reports on the controversies surrounding the uncompleted/underutilised FIFA Goal Projects in Karachi, Pakistan and also in Nepal
AFC U16 Championship
Hayat blames govt for abrupt SAFF U-16 withdrawal [Dawn]
With his future as Pakistan’s football chief hanging in the balance, Faisal Saleh Hayat blamed the government for the country’s non-participation in next month’s…
Nationwide News
FIA opens probe into PFF [Dawn]
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has begun its probe into the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) over financial embezzlement during its 12 years under president…
Editorials
A ‘fully functional’ Karachi Goal Project presents a deserted look [Dawn]
The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) claims that the Karachi Goal project is “fully functional”. On a closer look, though, it doesn’t seem so.
News
Is it election? [The News on Sunday]
There is no check and balance as far as the governance of sports in Pakistan is concerned. Mostly influential individuals rule the federations.
Editorials
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.