Football
Spain secure fourth European Championship title with 2-1 defeat of England
BERLIN (AP): Spain secured their fourth European Championship title on Sunday when Mikel Oyarzabal scored in the 86th minute to seal a 2-1...
Euro 2024: A tournament of many records
BERLIN: Prior to the final match today (July 14) between Spain and England, here are a few of the records that were broken...
England turnaround penalty torment to reach Euros semis
Düsseldorf: England’s history at major tournaments is littered with penalty pain but they put that tortured past behind them to beat Switzerland and...
Football for Schools returns to Qatar with seminar designed for women
Doha: “2023 will be a year of consolidating achievements and strengthening the monitoring and evaluation system”. This announcement by Fatimata Sidibe, Director of...
Argentina widen FIFA rankings gap while Guinea-Bissau and Aruba make headway
After securing a 1-0 victory over Ecuador and a 3-0 win against Bolivia in their opening CONMEBOL FIFA World Cup 2026™ qualifiers, Argentina...
African footballing legend Salif Keita passes away at 76
Bamako: The Malian footballer Salif Keita, who was awarded the first African Footballer of the Year title in 1970 and is considered one...
Qatar has been an auspicious sign and a trigger for my coaching career: Xavi Hernandez
Barcelona, Spain: Xavi, a former Al-Sadd midfielder and coach, spoke warmly about Qatar’s significance in his career, noting that it marked both the...
Double FIFA Women’s World Cup winner Ellis says ‘gap closing’ in women’s football
Two-time FIFA Women’s World Cup™-winning coach Jill Ellis says the 2023 edition has “probably been the least predictable tournament we’ve seen” with the...
Sarai Bareman hails game-changing FIFA Women’s World Cup
Canberra: Reflecting on the recently completed Group Stage of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™, FIFA’s Chief Women’s Football...
FIFA and FIFPRO reaffirm commitment to tackling online abuse
Zurich: Today, on the United Nations International Day for Countering Hate Speech, FIFA has released a report into the levels of online abuse...
