World Football News

Potential German Soccer Star Joins List Of Players-Turned-Jihadists – Report

When Burak Karan, an up and coming German-Turkish soccer star, was killed last month during a Syrian military raid on…

10 years ago

Amnesty International Report Undermines Qatar’s Soft Power Defense Strategy

Qatar’s failure to confront with a sense of immediacy and urgency appalling working and living conditions of its foreign workers,…

10 years ago

Saudi Survey: Majority Of Saudis Favor Women’s Right To Sports

A vast majority of Saudis favor women having the right to fully engage in sports in a country that has…

11 years ago

Report – Al Ahli Turns African Championship Into Anti-government Protest

Clashes this weekend between security forces and militant supporters of crowned Cairo club Al Ahli SC and a political demonstration…

11 years ago

Soccer And Autocracy: Who Do National Football Teams Represent?

Little better illustrates the inextricable link between sports and politics than the frequent perception of Middle Eastern and North African…

11 years ago

Egyptian Stage Set For Confrontations With Ultras – Report

Militant, street battle-hardened soccer fans played a key role in toppling Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and resisting the military rulers…

11 years ago

Turkish Soccer’s Financial Crisis Potentially Sharpens Political Divide – Report

Financially stressed Turkish soccer clubs are becoming pawns in the political struggle between Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and militant…

11 years ago

Turkish And Egyptian Ultras Fight For Their Existence – Report

Much like the Muslim Brotherhood, militant soccer fans in Egypt and Turkey are fighting for their existence. Turkish police raided…

11 years ago

Love Is In The Air – The Brisbane Roar Way

"It's good quality football, that excites the fans, gets them on the edge of their seats, so that you're excited…

11 years ago

Middle Eastern Investors Target Lower Tier European Clubs – Report

Middle Eastern investors have adopted a new strategy of buying low and selling high with a series of acquisitions of…

11 years ago