FIFA World Cup: Football unites despite controversy
BY ABDENNOUR TOUMI NOV 24, 2022 – DAILY SABAH A girl waves a Qatari flag at a fan zone during the opening ceremony for the World Cup, prior to the […]
Qatar World Cup: Emmanuel Macron makes tone-deaf comments about ‘not politicising sport’
CHANTELLE BILLSON NOVEMBER 18, 2022 French president Emmanuel Macron. (ERIC GAILLARD/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) French president Emmanuel Macron has said the Qatar World Cup shouldn’t be a forum for raising political […]
World Cup 2022: Iran’s Ehsan Hajsafi speaks out over conditions in his home country
Last updated on20 November 2022 Iran captain Ehsan Hajsafi spoke out against the situation in his home country before his nation’s opening game against England at the World Cup. Violent […]
World Cup 2022: What’s behind the sustained condemnation of Qatar?
Imran Mulla , Peter Oborne 18 November 2022 It is right that Qatar is scrutinised for its treatment of migrant workers and the LGBTQ+ community. But criticism must be based on […]
EXPLAINER: Islam’s ban on alcohol and how it’s applied
The last-minute decision to ban the sale of beer at World Cup stadiums in Qatar is the latest example of some of the tensions that have played out ahead of […]
Fact check: 11 eye-catching lines from Gianni Infantino’s speech in Qatar
Fifa’s president told the world he feels Arab, African, gay and disabled, while the media are racist hypocrites. So how accurate was his World Cup monologue? Source: The Guardian By […]
FIFA chief blasts ‘hypocrisy’ of Western nations on eve of World Cup
By AFP – Nov 19,2022 – Giant replicas of the football are installed on a hotel in Doha on Saturday, ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup football tournament (AFP photo) DOHA […]
World Cup 2022: Fifa president Gianni Infantino accuses West of ‘hypocrisy’
By Shamoon Hafez & Emma SandersBBC Sport in Doha Fifa World Cup Host nation: Qatar Dates: 20 November-18 December Coverage: Live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio […]
‘Cheaper lives’: Arabs decry ‘double standard’ in Russia sports bans
BY FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP BEIRUT MAR 24, 2022 A banner that reads “We stand with Ukraine” is seen during a Premier League match between Everton and Man City, Liverpool, […]
FIFA’s hypocrisy in Palestine and the need to isolate apartheid Israel
Mar 08,2022 – JORDAN TIMES ‘ Ramzy Baroud Israel’s war on Palestinian sports is as old as the Israeli state itself. For Palestinians, sport is a critical aspect of their […]
A red card for the sporting world’s hypocrites
RAMZY BAROUD March 07, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/jybux Israel’s war on Palestinian sports is as old as the Israeli state itself. For Palestinians, sport is a critical aspect of their […]
Qatar 2022: £40 a week to build the World Cup stadiums
A migrant worker at the construction site for the al-Rayyan stadium. Workers from some of the world’s poorest countries are being paid a pittance to deliver the football dream […]
Ozil departure puts focus on German relations with Turkish community
Reuters International This content was published on July 23, 2018 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meets with Arsenal’s soccer player Mesut Ozil in London, Britain May 13, 2018. Picture taken May […]
FIFA World Cup soccer French team had 7 Muslim Players
Beautiful diversity: Football to spur social reform as Muslim players shine for France at World Cup Source: The Tribune Express By Kazim Hamdani Published: July 16, 2018 KARACHI : As Les […]
Calls for France to end xenophobia, Islamophobia as migrant, Muslim players clinch World Cup win
Source: Daily Sabah As France clinched its second-ever World Cup win over Croatia thanks to goals by migrants and a Muslim, fans and onlookers quickly pointed out the need for […]
EU immigration crisis goes to extra time
Maha Akeel July 08, 2018 In a dramatic attack in the last minute of the match between Belgium and Japan at the World Cup, Nacer Chadli scored the winning goal […]
It doesn’t matter what happens in the England World Cup match today because Putin has already won
It doesn’t matter what happens in the England World Cup match today because Putin has already won The World Cup is turning out to be an unpredictable beast. Today, […]
One in 10 players at the World Cup were born outside the country they play for
WORLDLY CUP Morocco’s multinational squad. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) Youyou Zhou June 14, 2018 The players on Morocco’s World Cup team will receive instructions in three languages: English, French, and Arabic. Fully 17 of the 23-person squad were not born in Morocco: eight in France, five in the Netherlands, two in […]
Switzerland: Opinion Shaqiri and Xhaka as Quantum Phenomenon
By Daniel Warner June 25, 2018 Switzerland’s midfielder Granit Xhaka makes the double-eagle gesture.(© KEYSTONE / LAURENT GILLIERON) Watching Xherdan Shaqiri and Granit Xhaka score for Switzerland and celebrate […]
Infantino elected FIFA president
FOOTBALL FEB 26, 2016 – 18:05 Gianni Infantino is a Swiss citizen from canton Valais, with a long career in football administration (Keystone) UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino has been voted in as FIFA’s new president, replacing Swiss compatriot Sepp Blatter. “We will revive the image and respect of FIFA and […]