by Nick Ames | Oct 16, 2017 | Sports
London – Twenty-three nations have booked their places for the World Cup in Russia, with the holders and Brazil looking in good shape, but we rank England in 13th place, below Iceland: 1) Germany If the world champions were frustrated by their failure to win...
by Barney Ronay | Oct 9, 2017 | Sports
London – Put out more flags. Dust down the red and white jester’s hat. Root out the gumshield, the crumpled Yekaterinburg metro map. And prepare to head once more into that strangely grueling territory between bruised and fearful cynicism and the eternal quiver...
by Conor de Smith | Oct 8, 2017 | Sports
London – England have qualified for the tournament in Russia and are so far unbeaten in their group but that does not guarantee they will have a successful tournament. Here we chart how they have got on after winning in 1966 Mexico 1970 England qualified as...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 21, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture
Jeddah- Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz received at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah on Wednesday the Chairman of the General Sports Authority, Turki bin Abdulmohsen Al Al-Sheikh, accompanied by the Saudi Arabian Football Association (SAFA) and players of Saudi Football...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 16, 2017 | Middle East
Stockholm – Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Mauritania, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt had collectively written to the football governing body, FIFA, asking it to remove Qatar as host of the 2022 World Cup, a Swiss website, The Local, reported on Saturday. The...
