2019-03-01 World Soccer

GLOBAL FOOTBALL INTELLIGENCE EUROPE Turkey terminated the contract of Romanian coach MIRCEA LUCESCU. Having led Feyenoord to the ...

That outstanding England goalkeeper, Gordon Banks, will stay long in the mind for a stupendous save and a mysterious episode of ...

“If it ain’t broke don’t fix it” has always been sound American advice. But last summer Fulham, deservedly promoted to the top d ...

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John Duerden in Abu Dhabi Both on and off the pitch, the 2019 Asian Cup was all about Qatar, with few nations and eventual champ ...

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eyewitness team in the tournament. Concerns that expanding the finals from 16 teams to 24 would impact negatively did not really ...

UAE to the AFC that Qatar was fielding ineligible players. It was alleged that although star striker Almoez Ali and impressive d ...

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Howard Johnson reports The sad loss of Argentinian striker Emiliano Sala and British pilot David Ibbotson in an air accident on ...

eyewitness should have received the first payment by the end of January, but by early February nothing had arrived. It was this ...

FRANCE The role of British agent Willie Mckay in Emiliano Sala’s transfer from Nantes to Cardiff City has come under scrutiny si ...

Refugee caught up in extradition row Hakeem Al Araibi T he business of football can be brutal at times. Yet the game can also be ...

night of the police station attack. Many journalists who tried to tell Al Araibi’s story – and sought comment from Salman – were ...

W hen fans of Fluminense flocked to Rio de Janeiro airport to welcome new signing Paulo Henrique Ganso, some compared it to the ...

A lthough the final decision is not his to take, FIFA’s deputy secretary- general says there is no chance of the 2022 World Cup ...

Former Portugal defender is on brink of success with Mozambique Abel Xavier A bel Xavier’s eccentricities were famous in his pla ...

PEOPLE AND PLACES IN THE NEWS E lected football officials at FIFA and confederation level have over the years been regarded with ...

Christian Pulisic PLAYER BIOGRAPHY ...