Attacking pair Ali and Afif spearhead Qatar World Cup squad
:Qatar's all-time top scorer Almoez Ali and Akram Afif are set to lead the attack for the World Cup hosts after coach Felix Sanchez named his 26-man squad for the tournament on Friday.
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Arsenal boss Arteta delighted by White's World Cup call-up
LONDON : Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said Ben White "fully deserves" his place in England's World Cup squad after the defender was called up by Gareth Southgate for the tournament in Qatar.
Qatar World Cup squad
Qatar coach Felix Sanchez named his 26-man squad for the Nov. 20-Dec. 18 World Cup on Friday. Hosts Qatar are in Group A alongside Ecuador, Senegal and the Netherlands.
World Cup break offers Chelsea boss Potter time to take stock
LONDON : Not all managers will welcome the Premier League season stopping for a month during the World Cup but for Chelsea's Graham Potter the enforced break might be a blessing.
Former FIFA president Blatter says Iran should be barred from World Cup
ZURICH: Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter thinks Iran should be barred from the World Cup amid widespread protests in the Islamic Republic sparked by the death of a woman in the custody of morality police, a Swiss paper quoted him on Friday (Nov 11) as saying.
Swiss beat Canada to reach BJK Cup semi-finals
GLASGOW : Switzerland booked their place in the last four of the Billie Jean King Cup Finals as Viktorija Golubic and Belinda Bencic claimed singles victories against Canada on Friday.
German interior minister reconsidering Qatar World Cup visit - dpa
BERLIN : The German interior minister's attendance at the soccer World Cup in Qatar, which starts on Nov. 20, is not a done deal, according to a report by the dpa news agency.
FIFA to set up new performance analysis service for World Cup
FIFA will share in-depth match data, graphics and video from every World Cup match in Qatar with all participating teams as well as supporters and media through a new performance analysis service announced on Friday (Nov 11).