Tag: Football News

Ahmed ‘Kouka’ Hassan was gutted to miss out on Russia 2018 The striker will do anything he can to help Egypt reach Qatar 2022 He reveals a challenge with old friend Mo Salah Egypt star Ahmed ‘Kouka’ Hassan took an unconventional route to stardom, leaving his homeland earlier than many of his peers. Kouka’s precocious talents enabled him to secure… Read More

Education City Stadium hosted its first official match Al Sadd defeated Al Kharaitiyat 5-1 at the 2022 World Cup venue Santi Cazorla impressed with two excellent goals Education City Stadium, one of the right 2022 FIFA World Cup™ stadiums, hosted its first official match on Thursday as Al Sadd SC and Al Kharaitiyat SC contested the 2020/21 Qatar Stars League… Read More

Mexer is a mainstay of Mozambique’s national team One of the few Mambas still playing to have featured at the AFCON The defender has also spent many years in French football It has now been ten years since Mozambique last appeared at the CAF Africa Cup of Nations, when the qualifying competition also doubled up as the preliminaries for the… Read More

Belgium won gold on home soil 100 years ago today We look back at a wild and crazy Men’s Olympic Football Tournament To this day it’s Belgium’s greatest international achievement After an eight-year hiatus due to World War I, football returned to the global arena in Belgium in 1920 as the Olympic flag and its famous five rings was hoisted… Read More

FIFA World Cup Host Country has announced major changes to its labour laws Workers may now change jobs without employer’s permission Non-discriminatory minimum wage represents a first in the region Historical move has been praised by international human rights organisations FIFA welcomed today the major steps announced by the State of Qatar in the area of workers’ rights. The adoption… Read More

The FIFA World Cup 2026, the first-ever edition of the competition to feature 48 teams, continues to take shape as FIFA is due to start a targeted information-exchange phase with the 23 FIFA World Cup 2026 candidate host cities in September. This follows on from the virtual workshops and individual meetings organised with each of the candidate host cities and… Read More

The FIFA World Cup 2026, the first-ever edition of the competition to feature 48 teams, continues to take shape as FIFA is due to start a targeted information-exchange phase with the 23 FIFA World Cup 2026 candidate host cities in September. This follows on from the virtual workshops and individual meetings organised with each of the candidate host cities and… Read More

The FIFA World Cup 2026, the first-ever edition of the competition to feature 48 teams, continues to take shape as FIFA is due to start a targeted information-exchange phase with the 23 FIFA World Cup 2026 candidate host cities in September. This follows on from the virtual workshops and individual meetings organised with each of the candidate host cities and… Read More

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup to take place from 19 to 29 August 2021 in Moscow Where did beach soccer start? From Brazil to Europe via the USA At some time or another, who has not attempted to have a kickabout on the beach, or at least watch other people do so? It is significantly different to playing on a… Read More

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup to take place from 19 to 29 August 2021 in Moscow Where did beach soccer start? From Brazil to Europe via the USA At some time or another, who has not attempted to have a kickabout on the beach, or at least watch other people do so? It is significantly different to playing on a… Read More