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‘Maradona guides us’

For George Matus, a 55-year-old Argentina fan from Buenos Aires, Diego Maradona is a god who now sits in the heavens above, and Lionel Messi is his messiah on the football pitch. It has been 36 years since Argentina last won the football World Cup, but the magic of 1986 lives on in the memories of M...

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Kudus story of a ‘Golden Boy’ of Nima, Ghana

Mohammed Kudus turned into a key member of the Black Stars since scoring on his international debut against South Africa in a 2021 AFCON qualifier and seemed set to be influential at the Qatar 2022 World Cup.In Nima, in the dense neighbourhood of Accra that he calls home, Mohammed Kudus commands god...

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Iran lodges protest with FIFA over US Soccer flag post

Iran’s football federation says it has lodged a complaint to FIFA over the removal of the word “Allah” from the Islamic Republic’s flag on social media posts by its counterpart in the United States, ahead of an upcoming World Cup game between the two countries.“In an un...

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World Cup fans recall Germany of racism towards former teammate Ozil

Football fans in Qatar have appeared to hit back at the German team’s World Cup protest over the ban on “One Love” armbands by holding pictures of Germany’s former team player Mesut Ozil who became a target of recist abuse in Germany.  The group of fans at the Spain vs G...

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Qatar football shouldn’t be branded failure: Sanchez

Hosts become first team to be knocked out of the World Cup after losing their second game but the coach Sanchez expected that Qatar football will survive World Cup exit.Qatar coach Felix Sanchez has said his side should not be branded a “failure and disappointment” after it lost its seco...

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FIFA World Cup attendance figures in Group stage impressive

The Numbers come on the day the three-million ticket sales mark was reached when Brazil’s 2-0 victory over Serbia the most attended FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 match so far and on the same day, Doha’s FIFA Fan Festival hosted 98,000 fans. After the first round of FIFA World Cup group ...

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England closer to WC last 16 after 0-0 draw with USA

A vibrant United States side outplayed England in their World Cup Group B battle but were left to rue a flurry of missed chances as they were forced to settle for a 0-0 draw at the Al Bayt Stadium on Friday.England, unchanged from Monday’s 6-2 win over Iran, could have sealed their place in th...

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Neymar’s ankle injury setback for Brazil

Tears rolled down of Neymar when star player was pictured on the Brazil bench after leaving his team’s 2-0 lead over Serbia to begin their World Cup campaign in Qatar on Thursday, after picking up an injury to his right ankle.Brazil, who are seeking a sixth World Cup trophy, will now have to w...

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Samurai Blue earn praise for an off-pitch tradition

Japan’s football fans are earning respect for their tradition of staying behind to help clean stadiums after World Cup games.Japan’s stunning victory over Germany left their football fans in a state of joyous disbelief on Wednesday.Now, supporters of the Samurai Blue are earning praise i...

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Iran holds large-scale military drill after US navy confrontation

Iran’s army is holding a large-scale sea, land and air military drill, which comes shortly after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and United States Navy had a confrontation in the Sea of Oman over a seized oil tanker.The drill was launched on Sunday morning and is expected to incor...

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11 soldiers killed, nine missing after gun assault in Niger

Unidentified gunmen have killed 11 soldiers defending a village in a remote part of southwest Niger where armed group fighters operate, the defence ministry said.The heavily armed attackers approached in a convoy of cars and motorbikes on Thursday afternoon, clashing with soldiers stationed outside ...

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Sudan military to free 4 ministers detained in coup

Sudan’s top general on Thursday ordered the release of four ministers of the now-deposed government who were detained amid a widely condemned military coup last week, the country’s state-run news agency reported.Moez Hadra, a defense lawyer for the deposed officials, said the ministers h...

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Mexican National Guard fatally shoots migrant, wounds others

Officers from Mexico’s National Guard fatally shot a migrant after opening fire at a pick-up truck attempting to avoid a checkpoint, authorities said.The National Guard said the truck, which was carrying 13 migrants, did not respond to orders to stop for inspection near the southern town of Pi...

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Erdogan to skip COP26 climate summit

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has returned to Istanbul instead of attending the United Nations COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland.The state-run Anadolu Agency said the president returned to Istanbul late on Sunday night directly after attending the G20 summit in Rome. Erdogan was ex...

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US to deepen ties with Taiwan amid China tensions

The United States wants to deepen its relationship with Taiwan and will work to counter China’s “malign” influence, a top US diplomat to the island has said, as tensions between Beijing and Taipei remain at their highest in decades.Sandra Oudkirk, the new director of the American I...

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As US freezes funds, a harsh winter awaits cash-strapped Afghans

In its latest report to the United States Congress, the Special Investigator General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has detailed Washington’s decision to cut off the Taliban government’s access to billions in funds and assets that has led to devastation across the cash-strapped n...

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Afghan girls keep learning amid Taliban curbs

Cooped up at home in Afghanistan’s Herat city, Zainab Muhammadi reminisces about hanging out with her friends in the cafeteria after coding class. Now she logs on every day to secret online lessons.Her school shut down after the Taliban took control of the country in August. But that did not s...

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Tunisia’s #MeToo: Landmark sexual harassment case kicks off

A landmark case that helped galvanise Tunisia’s #MeToo movement reached court this week, involving a legislator charged with sexual harassment and public indecency.Feminist activists held a small protest outside the court in Nabeul, south of the capital Tunis, chanting and waving placards that...

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Turkish lira drops to record low on Erdogan comments

The Turkish lira has weakened 1.6 percent to a record low against the dollar in early Asian trade after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he had ordered the expulsion of the ambassadors of the United States and nine other Western countries.The currency had already hit record lows last week after t...

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‘Ethiopia launches new air raids on Tigray region’

Ethiopia’s military has carried out a second air attack in the northern part of Tigray, according to a statement issued by the government shortly after it said it launched an air raid on a rebel-held facility in Tigray’s west.The raids on Sunday would be the seventh and eighth aerial bom...