FIFA Series
FOOTBALL: NEW HOPES, OLD FEARS [Dawn]
Pakistan WNT is expected to play the FIFA Series in March. Facing off against teams from other confederations will be both an opportunity and…
Shahrukh Sohail
Player Watch
Football: Bend it like Banaras [Dawn]
Within a month, 19-year old Layla Banaras went from someone a small number of Pakistani football followers knew about to become a nationwide sensation…
Nationwide News
Football: Glimmers of Hope [Dawn]
Both of Pakistan’s men’s and women’s football teams have done better than expected of them, given the lack of preparation, funding and domestic structures.…
Pakistani Clubs
FOOTBALL: GLORY DAYS, PASS ME BY [Dawn]
Surviving Pakistani and Bangladeshi footballers from the 1960s - Ustad Amin Baloch, Hafiz Uddin Ahmed and Golam Sarwar Tipu - recall the heyday and…
News
PFF consultant Shahrukh Sohail on the future of football in Pakistan [Express Tribune]
PFF plans leagues for men, women, and youth, aiming to create jobs and improve football infrastructure, says PFF consultant Shahrukh Sohail.
Nationwide News
PFF requests proposal to launch professional football league
PFF Press Release: Lahore – July 3, 2024 The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) has announced a Request-For-Proposal (RFP) to onboard Financial Advisor who will…
World Cup
’پاکستان میں فٹبال کا دور آچکا ہے‘ [Dawn]
فی الحال گمان ہوتا ہے کہ فٹبال ٹیم کے لیے 2022ء میں شروع ہونے والی تعمیر نو کا عمل تقریباً مکمل ہوچکا ہے۔ متعدد…
World Cup
FOOTBALL: STEADY AS SHE GOES [Dawn]
Even though Pakistan are eliminated from the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, there are clear signs that the national team is finally being rebuilt…
News
Pak Football’s New Dawn? [Dawn]
Pakistan’s football team has only played nine international games in eight years. Having put together a new-look squad comprising local players and those from…
Friendlies
5 talking points from Nepal vs. Pakistan
Shahrukh Sohail with 5 important giveaways from yesterday's Pakistan defeat by Nepal in Kathmandu. The match was Pakistan's first international in over 3 years.