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 […]
ANKARA (AA) – At least 127 people were killed when police used tear gas to break up fights at an Indonesian football stadium Saturday, according to authorities. Most of the victims were trampled to death when supporters of home team Arema FC and rival Persebaya Surabaya clashed late Saturday after the host lost 3-2 in […]
Doha, Qatar (AFP): Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Sunday that Qatar’s rights record is improving but did not commit to attending this year’s World Cup where his country will be one of the top contenders. After talks with the emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, at the end of a two-day Gulf tour, […]
