Tag: Football
Rivalry and revenge: Iran face Iraq at Asian Cup
ABU DHABI: One of football's great rivalries takes centre-stage at the Asian Cup on Wednesday when Iran play Iraq still smarting from their controversial...
KRL wins Pakistan Premier Football league title fifth time
Khan Research Lab has won the 12th edition of Pakistan Premier Football League with a comprehensive 4-nill win against Sui Southern Gas Company in...
VIDEO: Kaka says visit to Pakistan ‘unforgettable’
Brazilian football star Ricardo Kaka, who had arrived in Pakistan along with former Portuguese national football team stalwart Luis Figo earlier this week, has deemed...
Pak women football captain ‘uninvited’ at Kaka, Figo event
Captain of Pakistan women's football team Hajra Khan lashed out at the organisers of World Soccer Stars on Friday for "disrespecting" national stars, complaining...
Pakistan welcomes Kaka, Figo amid much fanfare
Portuguese great Luis Figo and Brazilian star Kaka Thursday vowed to help develop the "great promise" of football in Pakistan, a country obsessed with...
FC Balochistan organises football championship in Naushki
QUETTA: The final match of the first Rashid Jan Shaheed Badeni Football Championship was played at Naushki. The tournament was organised by the Frontier Corps...
With help from diaspora, Palestinians hope for Asian Cup surprise
DUBAI: The Palestinian football team are taking part in their second-ever Asian Cup in the coming days, and team members born in various parts of...
AFC condemns third-party interference in Pakistan football
The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) executive committee has condemned the third-party interference in running of the affairs of Pakistan Football Federation (PFF), according to...
Footballers Figo, Kaká to visit Pakistan on Jan 10
Ricardo Kaka and Luis Figo, two of the biggest names in the world of football, will arrive in Pakistan on January 10 to formally...
Atletico Madrid seek raw talent in Pakistan
Spanish football club Atletico Madrid aim to have players in Pakistan's national youth teams in three to five years, and also hope to have...
Football superstars Luis Figo, Ricardo Kaka set to visit Pakistan in...
Football stars Ricardo Kaka and Luis Figo are set to visit Pakistan next month as the federal government has issued visas to the duo,...
Pakistan to ease visa restrictions to promote sports, tourism
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is planning to ease visa restrictions for visitors from 55 countries, including most European nations, in a bid to revive tourism that was...
Football violence: South America’s interminable problem
BUENOS AIRES: Argentina's problems with football hooliganism were thrown into the spotlight by the postponement of the historic Copa Libertadores final between Buenos Aires...
German football boss blasts Infantino over lack of transparency
MUNICH: German Football Federation president Reinhard Grindel has launched a withering attack on FIFA president Gianni Infantino over a lack of transparency on proposals...
Major football transfers of 2018
Like previous years, numerous football players opted for new clubs, were given on loans, were transferred by clubs around the world and there were...
FIFA bans Afghan football head after women’s team abuse probe
GENEVA: Global soccer body FIFA has provisionally banned the president of the Afghan Football Federation (AFF) Keramuddin Keram from all football-related activities due to an...
Bahrain footballer to remain in detention: Thai court
BANGKOK: A former Bahrain national footballer with Australian refugee status must remain in detention in Thailand as he awaits possible extradition, a Bangkok court...
