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LAHORE: Brazil’s Ambassador to Pakistan, Alfredo Leoni, on Friday pledged all-out support to Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) and discussed the possibility of hosting training programmes for the country’s players and coaches.

Leoni discussed various issues regarding the game with PFF President Faisal Saleh Hayat, the most significant of which was the offer by the ambassador to host Pakistani coaches for a training stint to impart them with the finer points of the modern-day game.

“Football is a popular sport in Pakistan which has made significant improvement at international level in recent years and we are ready to extend technical support to further develop it here,” said Leoni after the meeting.

Hayat thanked the Brazilian ambassador for his support and termed it a big boost for the game in Pakistan.