by Bhargab Sarmah (Catch News, 30 December 2015) “Pakistan has promising bunch of players. But people here prefer personalities before...
![Of corruption, despotism and power-struggles: into the murky world of football in Pakistan [Catch News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Pakistan-India-2014-team.jpg "Of corruption, despotism and power-struggles: into the murky world of football in Pakistan [Catch News]")
December30December 30, 2015
Tag: Umaid Wasim
December30December 30, 2015
Football returns to Pakistan next month with PFF Cup [Dawn]
KARACHI: After almost eight months of inaction, football is finally returning to Pakistan. The court-appointed Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) administrator,...
![Pakistan Soccer in Turmoil, Both Off the Field and On [NYT]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Pakistan-vs-Afghanistan-January-2015.jpg "Pakistan Soccer in Turmoil, Both Off the Field and On [NYT]")
December23December 23, 2015
Pakistan Soccer in Turmoil, Both Off the Field and On [NYT]
John Duerden writes for the New York Times about abysmal state of affairs in Pakistani football in whole of 2015
![2015: Politics, corruption beat Pakistan football yet again [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Yemen-Pak.jpg "2015: Politics, corruption beat Pakistan football yet again [Dawn]")
December22December 23, 2024
2015: Politics, corruption beat Pakistan football yet again [Dawn]
It was a year that promised so much for Pakistan football, yet it ended with little to show for on the playing field.
![Kaleem hopes Roughnecks move opens doors to MLS [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/kaleemullah-joins-tulsa-roughnecks-fc.jpg "Kaleem hopes Roughnecks move opens doors to MLS [Dawn]")
December18December 22, 2015
Kaleem hopes Roughnecks move opens doors to MLS [Dawn]
by Umaid Wasim KARACHI: Despite his ill-fated stint at Sacramento Republic last season, Kaleemullah hopes his switch to fellow United...
![Documents show PFF sold 2014 World Cup tickets at inflated prices [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/world-cup-2014-tickets.jpg "Documents show PFF sold 2014 World Cup tickets at inflated prices [Dawn]")
December11December 11, 2015
Documents show PFF sold 2014 World Cup tickets at inflated prices [Dawn]
Emails show PFF pocketing money for 84 tickets with evidence pointing to 14 being charged for almost twice the price.
December9December 9, 2015
Emotionally-charged Nasir, Gohar lash out at PFF corruption [Dawn]
Nasir Ismail and Gohar Zaman disclose serious corruption accusations on PFF in the AFC AID-27 (AFAP) coaching assistance program.
![Al Hidd stand between K-Electric and AFC Cup [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/hidd-ke-afc-cup-2016.jpg "Al Hidd stand between K-Electric and AFC Cup [Dawn]")
December5December 5, 2015
Al Hidd stand between K-Electric and AFC Cup [Dawn]
K-Electric face one-off game with Bahraini side Al-Hidd on 9 February for AFC Cup 2016 group spot.
![Pakistan pulls out of SAFF Championship [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/saffsuzukicup-draw1.jpg "Pakistan pulls out of SAFF Championship [Dawn]")
November23November 23, 2015
Pakistan pulls out of SAFF Championship [Dawn]
Umaid Wasim writes about on-going PFF crisis causing a serious blow to Pakistani football for international participation.
![Jerome Champagne proposes greater checks on Goal Projects [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/jerome-champagne.jpg "Jerome Champagne proposes greater checks on Goal Projects [Dawn]")
October27February 7, 2016
Jerome Champagne proposes greater checks on Goal Projects [Dawn]
Dawn's Umaid Wasim interviewed FIFA Presidential candidate about his promise to overhaul FIFA's Goal Projects with more assistance to developing countries but with greater accountability. He also discussed the ongoing crisis in the PFF.