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Al Duhail beat Ulsan Hyundai 3-1 to finish fifth Superb goals from Edmilson Junior, Mohammed Muntari and Almoez Ali Dominant Qataris well worth their win Al Duhail SC have finished fifth at the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020™ after an impressive 3-1 win over Asian champions Ulsan Hyundai FC. The Qataris produced a trio of outstanding goals, the first… Read More

Ayman Ashraf lost his sister and mother in tragic car accident Defender suffered serious cruciate ligament injury Qatar 2020 appearance a high point after personal and professional setbacks Wednesday 16 September 2016 is a date forever etched in the memory of Ayman Ashraf. On that fateful day, the Al Ahly defender lost his mother and sister in a tragic car… Read More

Robert Lewandowski discusses Bayern’s shot at global glory He reflects on winning The Best FIFA Men’s Player award “I try to be the best Lewandowski every season.” The Best is in the building. Robert Lewandowski touched down in Doha yesterday for the FIFA Club World Cup™. His 24 goals in 19 appearances have FC Bayern München top of the Bundesliga,… Read More

All Latin-American duel between Palmeiras SE and Tigres UANL FC Bayern München take on Al Ahly as they bid to complete sextuple Ulsan Hyundai and Al Duhail face off with fifth place at stake Al Rayyan will become the focal point of the football world on 7 and 8 February as it plays host to the semi-finals of the FIFA… Read More

Palmeiras face Tigres in the FIFA Club World Cup semi-finals We look back at some of their best-ever sides Ademir, Edmundo, Rivaldo and Marcos feature “I think it’s been incredible, but we want to make it historic,” Gabriel Menino told FIFA.com of Palmeiras’s 2020 season shortly before the Copa Libertadores final. “I want to go down in the history of… Read More

Walter Bwalya starred in Al Ahly’s victory over Al Duhail Coach Pitso Mosimane hailed his performance Can he break his Ahly duck against Bayern Munich? When African people hear the surname Bwalya, many instinctively think of Kalusha Bwalya, the former Zambia captain who lost almost all his international team-mates when their airplane crashed en route to a match in 1993.… Read More

Exclusive interview with Bayern Munich’s Joshua Kimmich He looks ahead to what will be his debut FIFA Club World Cup appearance Semi-final lands on his 26th birthday In an August 2016 entry in The Players’ Tribune, Joshua Kimmich tells his story of learning to play football in his parents’ garden in the small German village of Bosingen. Total population? About… Read More

Ah Ahly SC edged Al Duhail SC Hussein El Shahat got the only goal after 30 minutes They will now face Bayern Munich in the semi-finals Hussein Elshahat’s superb, 30th-minute strike proved enough for Al Ahly SC to beat Al Duhail SC and secure a FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020™ semi-final against Bayern Munich. The hosts started brightly, but… Read More

Tigres started FIFA Club World Cup campaign by going a goal behind Andre-Pierre Gignac brace turned the game around “These matches are decided by details” Tigres UANL got off to a shaky start in their FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020™ opener against Ulsan Hyundai, falling behind after just 24 minutes courtesy of a powerful header by Kim Keehee. Despite… Read More

Concacaf champions come from behind to win opening match 2-1 Andre-Pierre Gignac Tigres’ hero again with a well-taken brace Mexican giants will now face Brazil’s Palmeiras in the last four Andre-Pierre Gignac struck twice as Tigres UANL came from behind to beat Ulsan Hyundai FC and set up a FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020™ semi-final with Palmeiras. Frenchman Gignac,… Read More