FOOTBALL: BEND IT LIKE BANARAS Birmingham-born teen Layla Banaras has the potential to redefine women’s football in Pakistan and become its biggest icon… Published 27 Jul, 2025 05:22am
FOOTBALL: GLIMMERS OF HOPE Both of Pakistan’s men’s and women’s football teams have done better than expected of them, given the lack of preparation, funding Published 13 Apr, 2025 07:50am
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FOOTBALL: STEADY AS SHE GOES Even though Pakistan went down 0-3 to Saudi Arabia in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers last week and are now eliminated from the Published 16 Jun, 2024 07:56am
FOOTBALL: PAK FOOTBALL’S NEW DAWN? Pakistan’s football team has only played nine international games in eight years. Having put together a new-look squad compri... Published 11 Jun, 2023 07:20am
FOOTBALL: ALIVE AND KICKING Pakistan returned to international women’s football this month after eight years. Here are five takeaways from Pakistan’s 2022... Published 25 Sep, 2022 09:45am
FOOTBALL: GETTING THE BALL ROLLING With FIFA finally lifting the ban on Pakistan football, there is a need not only for the administrative structure to be rebuilt... Published 10 Jul, 2022 03:13am
FOOTBALL: FOOTBALL’S FORWARD PASS? The taking back of the Football House from those that had forcibly occupied it, is the first positive development in the sport... Published 27 Mar, 2022 07:06am
FOOTBALL: THE DREAMS OF POPO FC While infighting among federations has derailed football in Pakistan, one small club in Islamabad continues to fight for its... Published 06 Feb, 2022 07:04am
FOOTBALL: SOCCER’S SCORELESS SHEET Pakistan is the only Asian country never to have won a FIFA World Cup qualifier. Lacklustre coaching, off-the-field issues and... Published 01 Nov, 2020 06:59am
FOOTBALL: A LEAGUE FOR PAKISTAN FOOTBALL Player development, proper infrastructure, funding, facilities for talent at the grassroots level and clubs are the pillars... Published 09 Aug, 2020 06:42am
Missing in action For a game of Pakistani football, the one to be played last week had unmatched hype. Fans were coming all the way from Updated 22 Mar, 2015 08:41am
Comment: Aspiring for mediocrity The coach of Pakistan’s national football team needs to understand what really gives the team its strength. Updated 05 Nov, 2014 10:54am
Five lessons from the India-Pakistan football series Pakistan’s main problem on the other hand is that they can’t retain ball possession for more than two to three passes. Updated 31 Aug, 2014 01:12pm
