The FIFA mission probing the elections of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) left on Sunday after protracted meetings with both rival factions of the country’s football governing body with early indications suggesting fresh polls will be held.
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FIFA delegation holds meetings with PFF rival factions [The News]
A three-member fact-finding mission of FIFA held marathon meetings with the officials of Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) and Syed Zahir Shah group.
IFA set to move no-confidence motion against its president [Dawn]
The split within the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF), between the groups led by Faisal Saleh Hayat and Zahir Shah, has now seen the Islamabad Football Association (IFA) divided.
Hayat appointed AFC Legal Committee head [Dawn]
Faisal Saleh Hayat, the controversial president of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF), has been appointed chairman of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Legal Committee for the term of 2015-2019, according to a press release issued by Hayat’s own group of the federation here on Tuesday.
Comment : The players need to fight for their right, or there won’t be much left [Express Tribune]
Reporting on football in Pakistan can be quite embarrassing, especially when the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) is mostly busy in controversial elections while players who should be the spine of the sport continue to remain eerily silent on the issue.
PFF elections: Youngsters suffer as power struggle continues [Express Tribune]
In a manner not too dissimilar to a natural disaster, it is the children who have suffered the most from the ongoing power struggle at the upper echelons of football administration in the country.
Faisal to challenge LHC decision in Supreme Court [Nation]
Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat has termed the Lahore High Court (LHC) decision as illegal and ultra vires and decided to challenge it in the Supreme Court with the conviction that merit and justice will prevail.
FIFA looking at ‘possible mission’ to solve PFF crisis [Dawn]
FIFA has seemingly decided on taking definitive action towards solving Pakistan’s football crisis.
LHC declares PFF elections null and void [Dawn]
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday declared the elections of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) held in Changla Gali, Abbottabad on June 30 as null and void while also issuing contempt notices to Faisal Saleh Hayat and Col Ahmed Yar Khan Lodhi.
Wanted: FIFA role to clear PFF mess [The News]
An input from FIFA regarding football conflict in Pakistan would play a key role in the resolution of the dispute which seems to inflict a huge damage on the country’s football.