First Palestinian referee to take part in FIFA Women’s World Cup
RAMALLAH: FIFA has chosen Palestinian international referee Heba Saadia to officiate the Women’s World Cup matches in 2023, Palestine News and Information Agency reported on Sunday.
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Palestine’s FA asks FIFA to probe reported Israeli killing of footballer
DUBAI: Palestine’s Football Association has called on the sport’s governing body FIFA to investigate the death of local football player Ahmed Daraghmeh after it said the 23-year-old striker was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers during a raid in the West Bank city of Nablus on Thursday. The PFA said in a statement to Arab News: “While the rest of the world still basks in the festivities of a splendid World Cup 2022 in Qatar, and prepares to celebrate the season and welcome a new year, Palestinian football has been grieved by the assassination of one of its top footballers.
beIN MEDIA GROUP Welcomes Refugees to its Headquarters in Support of “Qatar 2022 For All” Initiative
beIN MEDIA GROUP (“beIN”) opened its headquarters in Qatar to 20 refugees from seven countries spanning the Middle East, Africa, and Central Asia, as part of the “Qatar 2022 For All” humanitarian initiative.
Messi’s Argentina in World Cup final showdown with France
DOHA: Argentina face defending champions France in the World Cup final on Sunday with Lionel Messi seeking to win the honor that has so far eluded one of football’s greatest ever players.
In footsteps of France’s Mbappe, kids and parents dream big
BONDY, France: On the football fields where Kylian Mbappe honed the feints, dribbles and shots that all of France hopes to see in the World Cup final, another generation of French kids with big dreams is already hard at work trying to follow in the superstar’s footsteps.
Tiger Woods and son hobble to a 59 and are 2 back of Team Thomas
ORLANDO, Florida: Tiger Woods and 13-year-old son Charlie weren’t about to let a bad foot and a bum ankle keep them from playing together in the PNC Championship. The way they played Saturday, they might even be able to win it.
Women’s World Cup will be safe despite fan violence: Australian football chief
MELBOURNE: Football Australia boss James Johnson vowed tough sanctions Sunday after a goalkeeper was attacked during an A-League match, but insisted the sport was safe and there are no concerns about co-hosting the women’s World Cup next year.
Was Palestine the biggest winner at the World Cup?
LONDON: This year’s FIFA World Cup welcomed fans from across the world, and the quadrennial event is ground zero for reporters. Many football fans snubbed Israeli reporters, though, in a sign of Palestinian solidarity.