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Quake survivor football coaches provide training to children in container city

Earthquake survivor football coaches provide training to children in container city, located in the city centre of Turkiye's south-eastern Malatya, Anadolu News Agency reports. Provincial Directorate of Youth Services and Sports trainer, Savas Gunay, 34, told Anadolu that his home was severely damaged and that his 7-month pregnant wife and one child were placed in the Teknokent Temporary Accommodation Centre container city. Gunay, 34, said they try their best for children to cope with […]

today26 May 2023

International

Ramadan football league brings a bit of joy to Gaza refugee camp

Football fans in the Gaza Strip gather to watch the specially organised Ramadan Popular League, a competition held every year in the Rafah refugee camp, which is home to over 120,000 people in the southern part of the coastal enclave, Reuters reports. "Every year, during Ramadan month we come to watch this League, it brings us joy and happiness," said Issa Shaloula. "It is better than other fields which we can't get […]

today6 April 2023

International

Two dead, dozens injured in stampede at Iraqi football stadium

At least two people have been killed and dozens injured in a stampede at a stadium in Basra, southern Iraq, ahead of the Arabian Gulf Cup final. The Iraqi interior ministry told Al Jazeera that two people had died and about 80 have been in injured in the stampede on Thursday. Hosts Iraq are set to face Oman in the final of the eight-nation Arabian Gulf Cup at 7pm (16:00 […]

today19 January 2023

International

Fifa chief accuses critics of Qatar of ‘hypocrisy’

INTERNATIONAL Fifa president Gianni Infantino accused critics of World Cup host Qatar's treatment of migrant workers of hypocrisy on Saturday, adding that engagement was the only way to improve human rights. In lengthy, and sometimes angry, opening remarks at a news conference on the eve of the start of the tournament, Infantino rounded on European critics of the host nation over the issues of migrant workers and LGBTQ+ rights. "I am […]

today20 November 2022

International

Stampede, riot at Indonesia soccer match kill 129, police say

At least 129 people were killed and around 180 injured at a soccer match in Indonesia after panicked fans were trampled and crushed trying to flee during a riot, police said on Sunday, in what appeared to be one of the world’s worst stadium disasters. When supporters of the losing home team invaded the pitch in East Java province on Saturday night to express their frustration, officers fired tear gas […]

today2 October 2022

International News

Saudi-backed takeover of Newcastle United edges closer

A possible takeover of Premier League football side Newcastle United by a group fronted by British financier Amanda Staveley with Saudi Arabian backing appeared to be moving closer to completion on Tuesday. A 31-page charge agreement filed with Companies House and signed by Staveley for PCP Capital Partners and a lawyer for St James Holdings Ltd indicated a framework for a deal was being put in place. There was no […]

today15 April 2020

International News

Mesut Ozil: Twitter reacts as star quits Germany over ‘racism’

Mesut Ozil's decision to immediately retire from the German national team has caused shockwaves online after the Arsenal star accused the German Football Association (DFB) of racism and treating him as "a German when we win, and an immigrant when we lose". Ozil, who is considered one of the greatest midfielders of his generation, made the announcement on Sunday in a lengthy statement posted on Twitter. The 29-year-old Muslim footballer […]

today24 July 2018

International News

Maradona treated by medics after dramatic Argentina win

Argentinian football icon Diego Maradona required medical treatment after his former team's dramatic 2-1 World Cup win over Nigeria in St Petersburg on Tuesday. Photos shared online showed an exhausted-looking Maradona sitting in an armchair while being treated by paramedics, one of whom seemed to be checking his pulse. Argentinian news paper La Nacion reported that Maradona was checked for low blood pressure but was later able to walk out […]

today27 June 2018

International News

Argentina cancels football friendly with Israel in Jerusalem

Argentina's national football team has cancelled an upcoming friendly match with Israel, Argentine news sources reported. Argentinian sports website Minutouno reported on Tuesday that Saturday's game in Jerusalem had been "suspended" amid an "escalation of violence, threats and criticism" directed at captain 'Leo' Messi. Argentina, a major contender to win the World Cup this summer, has made four previous pre-World Cup visits to Israel since 1986. The fixture between the […]

today6 June 2018

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