Associates from the Pakistan Football Federation attended Rotherham United earlier today to discuss the future of a fantastic football adventure at the club.

Trials are to take place at Rotherham this weekend for National domestic players who are to represent the Pakistan National Team due to the fact that they have received tremendous amounts of attention throughout the UK. The cause has certainly caught the attention of Rotherham United and the club are keen to promote and assist the Pakistan Football Federation for the prosperity and development of football, as well as the development within the community. The town is very diverse with a large Pakistani community who are very much a part of the city and this news should attract a wider audience to the game as well as the cause subjected today.

The club's Chief Operating Officer Paul Douglas said: "Rotherham United is a club that sits on the Football League's diversity advocacy group, which is a group set up earlier this year to try and increase the anticipation of people from diverse backgrounds, both concerned with watching football and playing football and also working within the game. This is one way we feel we can make that contribution. Who knows that over the next couple of days, some of our lads may well be representing Pakistan, but also Rotherham United."

Local Councillor Maroof Hussain said on the matter "One of the key factors from Rotherham council's perspective, is that this is a really good engagement for the Rotherham community. It is a way of using sport to mobilise the community. I think that the more we do with football, and sport in general, is going to be good so any links we can make with our home football team Rotherham United and the Chief Operating Officer Paul Douglas, we can start to encourage some of the youngsters not only to play for the Pakistan National Team, but also for Rotherham United and any local Premier League and Football League team. There is a huge lack of Asian footballers in general and this has certainly mobilised the youngsters to start using sport as a mechanism for engaging. This is a fantastic opportunity not only for the Pakistani Football team but also for Rotherham United and Rotherham as a whole. I hope that other teams in the League take up this opportunity and start to engage within their communities."

Head of Youth Mick Priest said: "From a football point of view, this is an exciting opportunity and I am pretty sure that there is quite a large market out there in the Asian community. I hope that we can get some players of a decent standard and who are good enough to go to Pakistan for a trial and to possibly represent Rotherham United in the future.