FEATURES
Vale Pim Verbeek
The world, not just the footballing world, but the world has lost a special soul. Pim Verbeek was many things – footballer, coach, husband, father, grandfather and friend. Anyone who ever had the delight of […]
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AFC CUP
The Hezbollah Club
“A Hezbollah team,” Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in his UN speech, referring to Hezbollah’s missile facilities that were allegedly hidden at a football stadium in Beirut. The stadium is known as Al-Ahed Stadium, […]
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The cult of the Thai club presidents
As the 2019 Thai League season approached a thrilling climax, a well-known media outlet highlighted the three-horse race the battle for the title had become. With Buriram United, Chiang Rai United and Port FC all […]
FEATURES
‘Lights of Rome’: Remembering UAE’s golden generation
Thirty years to the day that Emirati football history was created, Ali Khaled looks back on that historic day in Singapore. It would be wrong to say the dream was dying. There had been no […]
FEATURES
Honda driving Cambodia forward
Keisuke Honda has never been afraid to forge his own path. His unique personality sets him apart in the world of Japanese football, where conforming and adhering to centuries old traditions and hierarchy is the […]
FEATURES
Aliyat Al-Shurta: Iraq’s once great Football Club
The image of Iraqi captain Abid Kadhim and his teammates walking onto field at the Supachalasai Stadium in Bangkok, raising the flag of Palestine as they jogged around the field, is looked on as a […]
AFC CUP
From Jerusalem to the World: Hilal Al-Quds on the road to continental glory
Jerusalem is a city of contradictions and conflicts. According to some, Jerusalem is at the heart of the significant modern conflicts. It is holy to Islam, Judaism, and Christianity, and it is claimed by both […]