by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 16, 2014 | Sports
Algiers, Reuters—Algeria named all 23 players from their World Cup squad and eight more considered unlucky to miss the final cut for Brazil for their opening qualifiers for next year’s African Nations Cup finals, the country’s soccer federation said on...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 5, 2014 | Sports
Belo Horizonte, Reuters—Hosts Brazil suffered a huge blow when they lost leading forward Neymar for the rest of the World Cup through injury on Friday as they set up an epic-looking semi-final against Europe’s biggest remaining team Germany. Brazil’s...
by Hussein Shobokshi | Jun 22, 2014 | Opinion
I am not aware of any event that captivates its followers to the extent to which the World Cup—currently being held in Brazil—does. What is more important is its ability to endure, and to multiply its success many times over, whether in terms of geographic expanse or...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 21, 2014 | Sports
Sao Paulo, Reuters—Another European soccer heavyweight fell to Latin American opposition on Friday as Costa Rica shocked Italy 1–0, putting the four-times champions’ qualification in doubt, but France thumped Switzerland 5𔃀 in an imperious World Cup...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 20, 2014 | Sports
Brazil, AP—Before the World Cup, Uruguay was worried about Luis Suarez’s knee and Colombia was fretting over injured Radamel Falcao. Considering the wild celebrations Thursday, neither should have. Less than a month after surgery, the incomparable Suarez came...
