A lost phone finds a new friend in Doha's Al Bidda Park
Chris Jones is in Qatar covering the men's World Cup for CBC Sports.
Netherlands Sport News
LaLiga scores deal to win new audiences in Middle East
DUBAI: LaLiga has signed a 15-year deal with the world’s largest esports organization to boost the Spanish football league’s presence in the Middle East and North Africa.
Dutch, Argentines meet again with World Cup history in the air
DOHA: Merely a glance at their iconic orange or blue and white striped shirts is enough to evoke memories of World Cups past and more history will surely be written on Friday (Dec 9) when the Netherlands face Argentine in their quarter-final.
Leading football figures, investors meet in Dubai to discuss future of sport
DUBAI: Global business leaders in sports, football leagues’ senior officials and policymakers on Thursday met to discuss the future of investments in sports at an event hosted by Investopia, the global investment platform, in partnership with World Corporate Summit.
World Cup Podcast: Ronnie Whelan's quarter-finals preview
Republic of Ireland and Liverpool legend Ronnie Whelan joins Raf Diallo and Anthony Pyne on the RTÉ Soccer World Cup Podcast from Doha to preview the upcoming quarter-final matches including England vs France and Netherlands vs Argentina and share his predictions for which teams will reach the semi-finals.
Messi resumes World Cup quest as Argentina play Netherlands
DOHA: Lionel Messi up against Virgil van Dijk. The youngest coach at the World Cup taking on the oldest. South America versus Europe.
Argentina's Scaloni guarded on Di Maria fitness for Dutch clash
AL RAYYAN, Qatar : Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni was guarded about whether Angel di Maria would be available for Friday's World Cup quarter-final against the Netherlands but said on Thrusday that every player who took the field would be fit.
Combative Van Gaal takes on the media in spat over tactics
AL RAYYAN, Qatar : Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal went on the offensive on Thursday, defending his tactics, reputation and past history as he sparred with reporters in another bellicose performance ahead of his country’s World Cup quarter-final against Argentina.