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Afghan women’s refugee team allowed to play in FIFA tournaments
VANCOUVER: An Afghanistan women’s refugee team have been granted eligibility for international competitions, some five years after national team players fled their country’s Taliban rule. The FIFA Council, meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, agreed on Tuesday to amend its regulations to recognize the refugee team, which play under the name Afghan Women United. While it is too late for the refugee team to try to qualify for the 2027 Women’s World Cup in Brazil, they could participate in qualification for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. “We are proud of the beautiful journey initiated by Afghan Women United, and with this initiative we aim to enable them, as well as other FIFA member associations that may not be able to register a national or representative team for a FIFA competition, to make the next step, in coordination with the relevant confederation,” FIFA President Gianni Infantino said in a statement. The first move toward recognition came last October, when the Afghan refugees played in a tournament that included Chad, Libya and Tunisia in Morocco. That event followed years of lobbying on the team’s behalf by players, former captain and activist Khalida Popal and human rights groups. “For five years, we were told the Afghanistan women’s national team could never compete again because the men who took our country would not allow it,” Popal said in a statement.
Afghan women's team will be a symbol of resistance on international stage, says former captain
VANCOUVER, April 29 : Afghan women footballers will be able to showcase their skills to the world after FIFA cleared the way for their return to international competition and former captain Khalida Popal said the team will be a symbol of resistance for those struggling back home.
IFAB agrees red-card sanction for players covering mouths during verbal confrontations
LONDON, April 28 : Players covering their mouths during confrontations with opponents could receive a red card and players who leave the field in protest at a referee's decision may be red-carded, the International Football Association Board (IFAB) said on Tuesday.
Brazil, Real Madrid Star Eder Militão To Miss World Cup Due To Thigh Surgery
Eder Militão's 2026 World Cup dream is over following the confirmation of a devastating thigh injury that required immediate surgery.
Red cards for mouth-covering approved ahead of World Cup - ESPN
Players who cover their mouths when confronting an opponent will be sent off at this summer's World Cup.
Brazil's Militao to miss World Cup after hamstring surgery
MADRID, April 28 : Real Madrid defender Eder Militao will miss the World Cup after undergoing surgery on a hamstring tear, the Spanish club said on Tuesday, dealing a heavy blow to club and country less than 50 days before the tournament begins on June 11.
Brazil’s Militao set to miss World Cup after hamstring surgery
MADRID: Real Madrid’s Brazilian defender Eder Militao is set to miss the World Cup after undergoing surgery on a hamstring injury on Tuesday. “Our player Eder Militao underwent successful surgery today for a rupture of the proximal tendon of the biceps femoris in his left leg,” Real Madrid said in a statement, without specifying how long the defender will be sidelined. Operated on at a clinic in Finland under the supervision of the club’s medical staff, the 28-year-old is expected to miss at least five months, according to the Spanish and Brazilian press. Militao is therefore expected to be unavailable to play for record five-time World Cup winners Brazil this summer in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The Real Madrid defender sustained the injury last week during a La Liga win over Alaves. Militao has had terrible luck with injuries over the past few years since joining Madrid from Porto in 2019, including two lengthy absences for cruciate ligament ruptures.