FIFA suspends the Pakistan Football Federation

[hadi123]

FIFA has decided to suspend the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) with immediate effect in accordance with the decision of the Bureau of the FIFA Council dated 10 October 2017 on account of undue third-party interference.

The Bureau took this decision as a result of the fact that the PFF offices and its accounts remain in control of a court-appointed administrator, which constitutes a violation of the PFF obligations to manage its affairs independently and without influence from any third parties in accordance with the FIFA Statutes.

The suspension will be lifted once the PFF offices and access to the PFF accounts are returned to the PFF.

Following its suspension, the PFF loses all its membership rights as defined in art. 13 of the FIFA Statutes. The PFF representative and club teams are no longer entitled to take part in international competitions until the suspension is lifted.

This also means that neither the PFF nor any of its members or officials may benefit from any development programmes, courses or training from FIFA or the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Moreover, and in accordance with art. 16 par. 3 of the FIFA Statutes, other member associations may not entertain sporting contact with the PFF during its suspension.

http://www.fifa.com/governance/news...the-pakistan-football-federation-2913299.html

 

[Varun]

On one hand, we're hosting a FIFA tournament, and on the other, Pakistan gets suspended?

Coincidence? Is football our latest battleground?

I hope not.

 

[Major]

On one hand, we're hosting a FIFA tournament, and on the other, Pakistan gets suspended?

Coincidence? Is football our latest battleground?

I hope not.

Shouldn't you guys be competing with China, oh wait..............

 

[Syed1]

Shukar Alhumdulilah... PFF is the most corrupt organization in the world.

 

[KingKhanWC]

On one hand, we're hosting a FIFA tournament, and on the other, Pakistan gets suspended?

Coincidence? Is football our latest battleground?

I hope not.

lol both nations are irrelevant in the footballing world.

 

[hadi123]

KARACHI: FIFA’s suspension of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) continues to hurt the country as the world governing body’s spokesperson has confirmed that Pakistan may no longer be a stop for the World Cup trophy’s world tour.

PFF’s suspension has led to rumours that the trophy will be going to India instead of Pakistan, with former federation chairman Makhdoom Saleh Hayat also claiming as such. However, FIFA’s spokesperson has confirmed to The Express Tribune that no changes have been made to the tour as of yet.

“For the time being we have no updates on the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour stop in Pakistan,” said the spokesperson via email.

While many football fans of the country are looking forward to setting their sights on the fabled World Cup trophy, if the trophy does come to Pakistan then it will be a bitter sweet moment for former national skipper Saddam Hussain and midfielder Saadullah.

For them, the trophy serves as little more than a stark reminder that while the World Cup may come to Pakistan, Pakistan are not going to the World Cup any time soon.

“It would’ve been great had the trophy come to Pakistan,” said Saadullah. “That is the only way we could have seen the trophy. It was the same when Leisure Leagues brought the likes of Ronaldinho and Nicolas Anelka to Pakistan; that was our only chance of playing with such legends.”

https://tribune.com.pk/story/1541156/7-world-cup-trophys-pakistan-stop-doubt-confirms-fifa/

 

[IAJ]

^ lols they are more worried about a stupid trophy not stopping in Pakistan than cleaning up the Federation.

 

[Couch Cricketer]

Fifa itself is the most corrupt international organisation in the world I used to think that them being strict about government intervention in football affairs was a good thing. But over the years realised the rules probably were a way for fifa bigwigs to skim the money given to individual football federations.

 

[Third_Umpire]

On one hand, we're hosting a FIFA tournament, and on the other, Pakistan gets suspended?

Coincidence? Is football our latest battleground?

I hope not.

With some Pakistani and Indian posters, everything is a battleground including Carrom and Ludo. That said, I don't expect either nation to dazzle the football world anytime soon.