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Football and the GCC disaster

Earlier this month, Spanish football club Barcelona completed the 160m euro ($198m) transfer of Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho from England’s Liverpool football club. The move was a record purchase by a Spanish club and the highest sale of a player in the history of the English Premier League. The transfer follows last summer’s high-profile exodus of…

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AFC: No neutral venues for Saudi-Qatar soccer suits

Saudi Arabia must host Qatar’s football teams during the Asian Champions League for home fixtures next month and allow Saudi teams to travel to the neighbouring state for away matches despite the Gulf diplomatic crisis, according to the ruling of Asia’s football governing body. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on Saturday said it rejected Riyadh’s call…

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George Weah: From ghetto to soccer celebrity to president

As a footballer, George Weah won accolades few could hope for, picking up the Ballon d’Or and seizing African Footballer of the Year on multiple occasions, alongside a raft of team honours. Fewer still would dare dream of leading their countries, but after winning around 61 percent of votes in Liberia’s presidential election, Weah from…

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Marouane Chamakh bientôt papa

  L’ex international marocain Marouane Chamakh va bientôt devenir papa. Sa copine, d’origine cubaine, est actuellement enceinte de leur premier enfant. Avant chaque sortie des Lions de l’Atlas, le public marocain est impatient de...