Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk has explained the reason why he and a host of team captains decided in unison not to wear armbands branded with the 'one love' message which is in protest to the anti-LGBT stance of 2022 World Cup host Qatar. LGBT rights and activities are criminalised in Qatar and much of the Arab world due to strongly-held religious beliefs. Global LGBT rights...
The Carthage Eagles of Tunisia were held to a goalless draw in their Group D opening match against Denmark at the FIFA World Cup. In the record-breaking encounter, 15 of the 24 shots attempted by either side in the game resulted from a corner kick - the most recorded in a single World Cup match since 1966. Christian Eriksen also made his first appearance in an...
Senegal are tipped to have a strong outing at the 2022 FIFA World Cup on the back of winning their first-ever Africa Cup of Nations back in January. In fact, Africa's hopes of going past the quarter-finals lay on them and not on the other participants in Ghana, Tunisia, Morocco and Cameroon. The Teranga Lions' chances of achieving this was going to lie largely on the...
Following England's World Cup squad announcement, manager Gareth Southgate received a lot of stick for not including certain players in his squad such as Fikayo Tomori and Tammy Abraham, both of Nigerian descent. It is not the first time the former Middlesbrough boss has got criticised for such, but he sticks to his guns and it usually pays off. He started out with a familiar-looking squad...
The Al Bayt Stadium: With a seating capacity of 60,000 and located 35km north of Doha in Al Khor City, this beautiful masterpiece will be hosting the opening match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup between Qatar and Ecuador on November 20. With less than a month to the biggest sports event in the world, fans of the beautiful game of football are gearing up for...
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