Dawn's Umaid Wasim details how personal interests involving PFF NC chairman Haroon Malik and various FIFA officials may be driving Pakistani Football into a undesired direction with a controversial franchise league idea.
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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]
Sardar Naveed says TouchSky Group involved with franchise league, but TSG's Ahmer Kunwar denies involvement
World Soccer Stars event postponed [Dawn]
The organisers of the World Soccer Stars event, scheduled to be held later this week and featuring the legendary footballers, announced on Tuesday that a new date will be announced in the second week of June.
Captain Fantastic Puyol kicks of WSS tickets at PSL Final [The Nation]
Barca legend Carles Puyol concludes WSS promotion visit to Karachi.
Anelka arrives as TSG, PFF reach agreement for football promotion [Dawn/The News]
Former EPL star met with PFF boss Ashfaq Hussain Shah in Islamabad.
Anelka set to visit again as TSG seeks big role in Pakistan football [Dawn]
Former France star joins planned World Soccer Stars event.
PM Imran meets Touchsky Group CEO for revolutionising football in Pakistan [The Nation]
Peshawar Zalmi, TSG plan football league in Pakistan.
Will guest appearances by Kaka, Figo revive football in Pakistan? [AlJazeera]
Retired footballers to play two exhibition matches with other former players in a cricket-mad country later this year.
Football: The Facade of Exhibition Games [Dawn]
The euphoria of the recent visit to Pakistan of Kaka and Figo will fetch nothing substantial. Pakistan needs to do much more than that to improve the standard and quality of the game in the country