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DUBAI: Another ticket to the World Cup after more than three decades away, or another false dawn?
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DUBAI: Another ticket to the World Cup after more than three decades away, or another false dawn?
CAPE TOWN : More places for Africa at the next World Cup finals has not lessened the intensity of the qualifying process, often described as the toughest in world football, and which kicks off this week.
New Afghanistan coach Ashley Westwood is used to a challenge. The former Manchester United youngster, an FA Youth Cup winner in 1995, was assistant manager at Portsmouth to Michael Appleton when Pompey went into administration. From there tmoved to Blackpool, owned by the notorious Oyston family, who were despised by supporters. Then it was Blackburn Rovers, who’d just been taken over by the Venky family in an era when they sacked managers with haste.
David Beckham has admitted he "never got on" with the former Manchester United assistant manager Carlos Queiroz.
Qatar’s midfielder Ali Asad (L) fights for the ball with Mexico’s defender Gerardo Arteaga (2nd R) during the Concacaf 2023 Gold Cup Group B football match between Mexico and Qatar at Levi’s Stadium, in Santa Clara, California, on July 2, 2023. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP)
People always wonder what would happen if an unstoppable force came together with an immovable object. The truth is they spent 12 years together at Manchester United.
New Zealand Football (NZF) plan to contact FIFA about protecting players from racism after abandoning a friendly against Qatar at half-time following an alleged racial slur. The NZF said a Qatari player directed a “racist slur” at Michael Boxall, who has Samoan heritage, and it was “heard by several New Zealand players”. Ad The incident occurred just before half-time and referee Manuel Schuttengruber was seen having a discussion with New Zealand captain Joe Bell.
New Zealand Football (NZF) said it would contact Fifa about protecting players from racism after the men’s national team abandoned a friendly against Qatar at half-time in protest at an alleged racist slur against one of their players.