World Football News

16th Asian Cup Preview: Group B

  SAUDI ARABIA Group B represents a good opportunity for those nations that have not had great success in the…

9 years ago

The 16th Asian Cup Preview: Group A

Preceding the other big international events, such as the Australian Open tennis and the African Cup of Nations, to kick-off…

9 years ago

Government and fans battle in court and on the pitch in Egypt and Turkey

Egyptian and Turkish soccer pitches are set to re-emerge as battlegrounds between militant, street battle-hardened fans and authoritarian leaders in…

9 years ago

Militant soccer fans reassert their key role in protest with storming of Cairo stadium

Militant, street battle-hardened soccer fans stormed a Cairo stadium in advance of the second leg of crowned Cairo Al Ahli…

9 years ago

Angry Saudi Soccer Clubs Pinpoint Gulf Labour Market Contradictions

Mounting anger among Saudi soccer clubs at their subjugation to quotas designed to encourage employment of Saudi nationals and reduce…

9 years ago

Gulf Soccer Diplomacy Highlights Regional Divisions

Wealthy Gulf states have invited Jordan and Morocco to compete in future Gulf Cups as part of a bid to…

9 years ago

World Cup Stories – Poles Apart 1980

Poland in 1980 was a country where revolution was growing.  In the grip of a communist regime since the Second…

9 years ago

Youth Football: Too Many Geniuses

Long before summer’s first heat wave, temperatures were running hot among the parents of some Indianapolis, Indiana 8-year-olds. A series…

9 years ago

Sponsorship Of FIFA: A New Front In Gulf Political Rivalry

Lurking in the background of world soccer body FIFA’s talks with Qatar Airways to replace its Dubai rival Emirates as…

9 years ago

Mounting Israeli-Palestinians tensions reverberate on the soccer pitch

Mounting tension between Israel and Palestinians on the occupied West Bank and in East Jerusalem have spilt on to Israeli…

10 years ago