DOHA, Qatar (AA) – Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, said Tuesday his country has faced an “unprecedented campaign” of criticism over the hosting of World Cup 2022. “Since we won the honor of hosting the World Cup, Qatar has been subjected to an unprecedented campaign that no host country has ever faced,” Emir […]...
OVIEDO, Spain (AA) – A Spanish court sentenced a man whom the ISIS told to carry out a drone attack on Barcelona’s Camp Nou football stadium to three years behind bars on Monday. Police arrested Mohammed Yassi Amrani in May 2020, during the depths of Spain’s strict COVID-19 lockdown. Spain’s Interior Ministry said he was […]
Doha, Qatar (AFP): FIFA’s president has sought to overcome lingering doubts about Qatar’s rights record ahead of the World Cup as the global body confirmed it is negotiating a fund for migrant workers who died or were injured. Gianni Infantino said “Qatar has delivered amazing” results with the multi-billion dollar stad...
Doha, Qatar (AFP): Qatar has said that more than 1.5 million people have applied for the compulsory pass for the football World Cup, that begins on November 20. Saad Al-Suwaidi, head of the Hayya pass service, said that between 1.5 million and 1.7 million people have so far applied for the card, that acts as […]
Doha, Qatar (AFP): Hazem Attar was 10 when he fled the stricken Syrian city of Aleppo seven years ago. Seven members of his family packed into a bus to escape the city that had endured more than three years of bombs and bullets from government forces under Bashar Al Assad. They were put in a […]
Doha, Qatar (AFP): Qatar World Cup organisers have warned fans to brace for “congestion” in the first two weeks of the tournament when the peak number of supporters will be packing the Gulf state’s capital. Private cars will be banned from many streets and residents near some stadiums will need permits to get to their [&helli...
Malang, Indonesia (AFP): Elite Indonesian police officers are under investigation over a stadium stampede that killed 131 people, including dozens of children, in one of the deadliest disasters in football history. As public anger grew, police moved to punish those responsible for the crush in the city of Malang that witnesses say started when...
Riyadh , Saudi Arabia (AFP): Saudi Arabia has been chosen to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games at a $500 billion futuristic megacity in the desert that planners say will feature a year-round winter sports complex. “The deserts and mountains of Saudi Arabia will soon be a playground for winter sports,” the Olympic Council of [&hellip...
ANKARA (AA) – Regional rivals Algeria and Morocco are going to bid for the rights to host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after Guinea was stripped of the right to organize the football tournament. Algerian Minister of Youth and Sports, Abderrazak Sebgag, said the North African country will apply to host the prestigious […]
ANKARA (AA) – The death toll from a stampede and riot at a football game in Indonesia rose to 174, a government official said on Sunday. After supporters of the losing home team stormed the pitch in the East Java province on late Saturday, officers fired tear gas to disperse them, triggering the stampede and […]
