Category: FOOTBALL

  • Ali Nawaz gets AFC Distinguished Service Award

    Lahore – Pakistan, May 08, 2013: FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter & AFC Newly elected President Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa presented the “AFC Distinguished Service Award 2013” to Pakistan Football Official and former Captain of Pakistan Team Ali Nawaz. It’s a great honor for PFF and the football family of Pakistan that Ali…

  • Media accreditation AFC Confederation Meeting

    Media accreditation AFC Confederation Meeting

    Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia, May 6, 2013: Media accreditation for the AFC Confederation Meeting 2013, to be held in Mauritius on May 29, 2013, is now open. The accreditation window will close on May 25, 2013. AFC’s 47 Member Associations will take part in the meeting, which will be chaired by AFC President Shaikh Salman…

  • Media to implement new messaging tool

    Media to implement new messaging tool

    May 03, 2013: With the aim of further improving our media services, the FIFA Media Department

  • Statement of the FIFA President after the AFC President election

    Statement of the FIFA President after the AFC President election

    Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia, May 02, 2013: “I congratulate Shaikh Salman Bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa for his brilliant election to the Presidency of the Asian Football Confederation, as well as to the FIFA Executive Committee. One of the key missions he will have to ensure is that unity prevails within the AFC. Unity, as well…

  • Shaikh Salman is new President of AFC

    Shaikh Salman is new President of AFC

    Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia, May 02, 2013: Shaikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa of Bahrain was elected as the new President of AFC for the term 2013-2015 here in the capital of Malaysia on Thursday. In the AFC Extraordinary Congress, Shaikh Salman secured 33 votes out of 46 votes (2/3rd majority) in the first round…

  • Officials received the AFC distinguish Service Award

    Officials received the AFC distinguish Service Award

    Lahore – Pakistan, April 30, 2013: It’s a great honor for PFF and the football family of Pakistan that 4 officials of Pakistan Football Federation will receive the most prestigious Award announced by AFC (Asian Football Confederation). According to PFF, On 3rd May 2013 at 25th AFC Ordinary Congress 2013 AFC will present “AFC Distinguished…

  • Pakistan Football team thrashed Kyrgyzstan

    Pakistan Football team thrashed Kyrgyzstan

    Lahore – Pakistan, April 26, 2013: Pakistan U-14 footballers showed their mettle and thrashed Kyrgyzstan in AFC U-14 Championship -2014 (Qualifiers) match at Samen Al Aemeh Stadium, Mashad, Iran by 8:0. Strikers Muhammad Shahid (3’, 12’ & 30’ minutes) and Majeed Khan (22’, 30’ & 31 minutes) both scored 3 goals each. Striker Salman scored…

  • Joseph S. Blatter launches FIFA museum project

    Joseph S. Blatter launches FIFA museum project

    Zurich, April 25, 2013: FIFA, world football’s governing body, is going ahead with its museum project. Instead of being built in FIFA’s grounds on the “Zurichberg” as originally planned, the new cultural attraction will be constructed in the “Haus zur Enge” in Zurich-Enge. The museum is expected to open in April / May 2015. This…

  • Record-breaking 2.5 million players take part

    Record-breaking 2.5 million players take part

    Zurich, April 25, 2013: A staggering 2.5 million players signed-up for the FIFA Interactive World Cup (FIWC) in 2013, making this year’s tournament the most contested in the FIWC’s ten year history. The world’s top 21 virtual footballers who emerged victorious during one of the six seasons will meet in Madrid between 6 and 8…

  • FIFA extends Lebanese match fixing sanctions

    FIFA extends Lebanese match fixing sanctions

    Zurich, April 24, 2013: FIFA can today confirm the worldwide extension of disciplinary sanctions imposed by the Lebanese Football Association against 23 players and one official following match-fixing investigations conducted in Lebanon this year. Of the players involved, 20 received a one-year ban from all football-related activities while the remaining individuals received a two-year ban,…