Sports / Football

Morocco's World Cup success boosts academy that gave players a start 16 Dec 2022 - 11:29 pm

RABAT: At a soccer academy near Rabat, 100 young Moroccans hope to emulate the success of alumni who took the national team to...

Factbox: Messi by the numbers 16 Dec 2022 - 10:55 pm

The following is a look at Argentina captain Lionel Messi's career by the numbers: 499 million: Global followers on social media platforms Facebook...

Iraq cancels entry visa fees for Gulf Cup attendees 16 Dec 2022 - 10:31 pm

Baghdad: The Iraqi government announced today, December 16, 2022, the cancellation of entry visa fees for attending the Arab Gulf Cup football tournament,...

Spain captain Busquets retires from international football 16 Dec 2022 - 07:20 pm

Spain captain Sergio Busquets announced his retirement from international football on Friday after they exited the World Cup in the last 16 in...

Morocco's World Cup run is like Croatia's four years ago, says coach Dalic 16 Dec 2022 - 07:11 pm

AL RAYYAN: Croatia are preparing for a "huge" match against Morocco in Saturday's World Cup third-place playoff with the African team's surprise run...

France players hit by colds as Argentina final looms 16 Dec 2022 - 06:00 pm

Doha: Defending champions France are not having an ideal preparation for tomorrow’s World Cup showdown against Argentina with players missing training due to...

Scaloni heads into final as the coach who made Messi and Argentina smile again 16 Dec 2022 - 05:36 pm

DOHA: Lionel Messi will deservedly hog the spotlight when Argentina face France in Sunday's World Cup final, yet the potential pinnacle of his...

Modric quite certain to play in Euro 2024 if Croatia qualify, says Dalic 16 Dec 2022 - 05:00 pm

AL RAYYAN: Croatia's 37-year-old captain Luka Modric is likely to feature for the national team at the Euro 2024 tournament despite his age...

Magical Messi saves his best for last in Qatar 16 Dec 2022 - 01:22 pm

As if he had not made enough fairy-tales, Argentina's little genius Lionel Messi has saved the potentially most magical script for his last...

First-ever 100% rPET packaging during FIFA World Cup 16 Dec 2022 - 12:52 pm

Qatar’s Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) and Coca-Cola Middle East have announced the introduction of 100% recycled bottles for Coca-Cola’s range...

Morocco playing seven games at one World Cup is priceless, says Regragui 16 Dec 2022 - 12:43 pm

AL RAYYAN, Qatar: Morocco may not have reached the World Cup final but the players and supporters can take pride in the fact...

Regragui says Morocco not far away from becoming the best 16 Dec 2022 - 10:56 am

Morocco created one of the success stories in history of World Cups before going out of the title race. Walid Regragui said his...

Argentina near full-strength for World Cup final 16 Dec 2022 - 10:54 am

Doha: Argentina made a statement in their 3-0 World Cup semi-final win over Croatia and will head into Sunday’s showpiece with two players...

Jubilation on Paris Champs-Elysees after France reach final 16 Dec 2022 - 10:51 am

COLPART, Paris: Waving tricolour flags and setting off flares, French supporters erupted in jubilation around the iconic Champs-Elysees avenue after France’s triumph over...

Thousands flood Buenos Aires streets to celebrate 16 Dec 2022 - 10:50 am

Buenos Aires: Thousands of Argentines filled the streets of central Buenos Aires with blue-and-white banners on Tuesday as they watched Lionel Messi lead...

Morocco clash won’t be a friendly encounter, says Croatia’s Kramaric 16 Dec 2022 - 10:45 am

Having their World Cup title dreams shattered, Croatia and Morocco will square off in search of a consolation prize at Qatar 2022 tomorrow,...

Qatar’s Al Jassim set to officiate third-place play-off 16 Dec 2022 - 10:42 am

Doha: Abdulrahman Al Jassim will be the referee for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 third-place play-off between Croatia and Morocco tomorrow. Qatar’s...