FIFPRO 'sickened' at reports Amir Nasr-Azadani is facing execution in Iran
FIFPRO says it is "shocked and sickened" at reports that footballer Amir Nasr-Azadani is facing execution in Iran and has called for the punishment to be revoked.
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Commentary: Qatar World Cup is a festival of cosmopolitanism – not nationalism
LONDON: I’ve spent years writing about the rise of nationalism. Trump, Brexit, Putin, Bolsonaro and the rest were supposedly a backlash against globalisation only “elites” still liked.
Sterling to rejoin England camp before quarter-final with France
AL RAYYAN, Qatar : England's Raheem Sterling will return to their World Cup base in time for the quarter-final clash with France this weekend, the FA said on Thursday, after the forward returned home following a robbery at his residence.
5 Asian football stars who dazzled at the World Cup
SINGAPORE: With South Korea's 4-1 loss to Brazil, all sides from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have been eliminated from the World Cup in Qatar.
Outsider's perspective features strongly in European Film Awards nominations
The European Film Awards will be handed out in Reykjavik this Saturday (10 December) and several nominated films stand out for their outsider's perspective. Among them: Saint-Omer by French director Alice Diop, who's the daughter of Senegalese parents, and Holy Spider by the Danish director of Iranian origin Ali Abassi.
FIFA boss Infantino helped set me free, says World Cup pitch invader
The protester who ran onto the field during the World Cup game between Portugal and Uruguay holding a rainbow flag has told Reuters that FIFA president Gianni Infantino intervened to ensure he was set free by Qatari authorities.
World Cup quarter-finals 2022: which teams have qualified?
The World Cup knockout phase heads towards quarter-finals kicking off on Friday in Qatar. Below are the teams who have so far advanced into the last eight.
Declan Rice: 'Faultless' England are silencing critics
Declan Rice believes England's World Cup performances have not been given the credit they deserve but the side have "silenced the critics" ahead of a quarter-final against holders France.