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Fans Saddened By World Cup Stadium Beer Ban In Qatar | Football News
18Nov By adminNo Comments
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Fans Saddened By World Cup Stadium Beer Ban In Qatar | Football News

[ad_1] Football fans in Qatar for the World Cup were left gasping by a stadium beer ban which was ordered by organisers on Friday, just two days before the tournament kicks off. The last-minute decision to stop the sale of beer around the eight World Cup stadiums was reportedly made on the orders of Qatar's ruling royal family. Ecuador fan Diana, 31, told AFP she was saddened by the ban as she would have liked to have had a drink ahead of her country's match with hosts Qatar which opens the World Cup."That's quite sad because, you know, with this weather and all the excitement we have, of course we want a beer at least once," she said.Her compatriot Amelia, 22, said "it's going to be like a cultural shock" not to be able to drink alcohol at her country's games."It's not prohibited in mos...
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FIFA World Cup 2022: Complete Squads And Full List Of Players Of All Teams | Football News
15Nov By adminNo Comments
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FIFA World Cup 2022: Complete Squads And Full List Of Players Of All Teams | Football News

[ad_1] The FIFA World Cup 2022 is all set to kick off on November 20 in Qatar. 32 teams, divided across 8 groups of four-team each, will be fighting it out for the coveted trophy. The final of the tournament will be played on December 18. Going into the mega event, all the teams have announced their respective squads of up to 26 players each. It is worth noting that the last day for the submission of the team was Monday. Defending champions France will be playing their tournament opener against Australia on Wednesday (IST). They had defeated Croatia 4-2 in the final of the 2018 edition in Russia.Here are the respective squads of all the teams for the FIFA World Cup 2022 -GROUP AECUADORGoalkeepers: Moises Ramirez, Alexander Dominguez, Hernan GalindezDefenders: Piero Hincapie, Robert Arbol...
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Watch: Cristiano Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes’ Awkward Meet-up In Portugal Dressing Room After Explosive Interview | Football News
15Nov By adminNo Comments
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Watch: Cristiano Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes’ Awkward Meet-up In Portugal Dressing Room After Explosive Interview | Football News

[ad_1] The FIFA World Cup is just around the corner with action resuming on Sunday in the mega event. The teams have started arriving in Qatar after bringing club football to a mid-season halt. However, all the attention has been grabbed by Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo, who gave an explosive interview to British journalist Piers Morgan. In the interview, Ronaldo slammed the Manchester United higher management, the manager Erik ten Hag and he also opened up on how he has been treated off late.It is no secret that Ronaldo wants to leave Manchester United, and after a turbulent few months, looks like the striker has decided to go rogue. With Ronaldo speaking his mind, one was eagerly anticipating how the equation would be between Ronaldo and his Manchester United teammate Bruno Fernan...
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Mexico’s Guillermo Ochoa, Andres Guardado Called Up For Fifth World Cup | Football News
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Mexico’s Guillermo Ochoa, Andres Guardado Called Up For Fifth World Cup | Football News

[ad_1] Mexico coach Gerardo Martino named his final squad for Qatar on Monday with veteran goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa and midfielder Andres Guardado heading to their fifth World Cup. Guardado, 36, who plays for Spain's Real Betis, was one of nine Europe-based players called up by Martino, who hopes to take Mexico to their first World Cup quarter-final in more than three decades. Ochoa, 37, is the Mexican national team's most capped goalkeeper and won plaudits in the 2014 World Cup for almost single-handedly holding Brazil at bay to help his side earn a 0-0 draw.As expected, winger Jesus Corona was ruled out due to injury after suffering a broken leg and a torn ankle ligament in training with his club Sevilla.Veteran striker Javier Hernandez of the Los Angeles Galaxy was left out having p...
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Tunisia’s Wahbi Khazri And Youssef Msakni To Lead World Cup Squad | Football News
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Tunisia’s Wahbi Khazri And Youssef Msakni To Lead World Cup Squad | Football News

[ad_1] Tunisia coach Jalel Kadri named his World Cup squad on Monday, with attackers Wahbi Khazri and Youssef Msakni leading the charge to reach the knock-out stages for the first time. The North African nation, which is preparing for its sixth ever World Cup, will face France, Denmark and Australia in Group D. The 26-strong squad, named in a statement by the Tunisia Football Federation (FTF), features two stars of France's Ligue 1 -- Khazri of Montpellier and Montassar Talbi of FC Lorient -- as well as Ali Abdi of Ligue 2's Caen.Two other Ligue 1 players, Saif-Eddine Khaoui of Clermont and Yoann Touzghar of AC Ajaccio, have been dropped.Squad:Goalkeepers: Aymen Dahmen (Club Sportif Sfaxien), Mouez Hassan (Club Africain), Bechir Ben Said (US Monastir), Aymen Mathlouthi (Etoile du Sahel)....
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Neymar Ready To Carry The Weight Of A Nation On His Shoulders | Football News
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Neymar Ready To Carry The Weight Of A Nation On His Shoulders | Football News

[ad_1] Fuelled by past disappointments at the World Cup, Neymar has been preparing for a long time to make sure he is in peak condition to lead Brazil into this year's tournament in Qatar. Now aged 30, the world's most expensive player has often struggled to live up to expectations and been hampered by injuries since joining Paris Saint-Germain from Barcelona in 2017 for a record 222 million euros. It is not so long ago that Neymar let slip that Qatar could be his last World Cup as he struggled with the demands of playing football at the highest level.But his form and his attitude in the first three months of this season bode well going into Brazil's bid to win a record sixth World Cup crown.After reporting for pre-season training a week earlier than expected, Neymar hit the ground runni...
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Football-Crazy Kerala Woman To Drive To Qatar To Watch Football World Cup | Football News
20Oct By adminNo Comments
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Football-Crazy Kerala Woman To Drive To Qatar To Watch Football World Cup | Football News

[ad_1] Football and travel are two things this mother of five is crazy about. So, taking a solo trip in her four-wheeler to watch the FIFA World Cup in Qatar was just a spontaneous decision for Kerala woman Naaji Noushi, a homemaker from nearby Mahe. As the World Cup fever is slowly gripping people and football fans, Noushi, an avid traveller, YouTuber and vlogger, commenced her journey to Qatar by driving a Mahindra Thar from here the other day. When Transport Minister Antony Raju flagged off the trip in the presence of village panchayat authorities, it was a dream come true for this soccer crazy woman who has always loved to take adventurous trips.After reaching Mumbai via Coimbatore, she and her Thar, which is fondly named "olu" (means woman in local parlance), would land in Oman by s...
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Clubs To Receive Over USD 200 Million World Cup Compensation | Football News
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Clubs To Receive Over USD 200 Million World Cup Compensation | Football News

[ad_1] Representational Image.© AFPFIFA will distribute 209 million dollars (215 million euros) to clubs that release their internationals for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the same amount as four years ago in Russia, football's world governing body announced on Tuesday. Each club will receive "approximately 10,000 dollars" for each one of the days the relevant player remains with his national team during the tournament, including the preparation period. This compensation will be paid to "all clubs" for which the footballer has played in the two years before the World Cup.FIFA originally set up the system ahead of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, in agreement with the powerful European Clubs Association (ECA), whose members provide most of the participants in international competitions...
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Chile And Peru Appeal To CAS To Kick Ecuador Out Of World Cup | Football News
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Chile And Peru Appeal To CAS To Kick Ecuador Out Of World Cup | Football News

[ad_1] Chile and Peru have both appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) as they seek to have Ecuador thrown out of the World Cup, the court announced Friday. FIFA, global football's governing body, ruled for Ecuador in early September in a dispute over the nationality of Byron Castillo, who played for Ecuador in qualifying. CAS is the last legal resort available to the two South American nations. Ecuador will kick off the World Cup in Doha on November 20 when they face hosts Qatar.A court statement said "both appellants request that CAS issue its final award on or before 10 November 2022 at the latest."Castillo, a defender, played in eight of Ecuador's qualifiers, including both matches against Chile -- a win for Ecuador and a draw.He did not appear in either of Ecuador's ga...
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Limit To How Players Can Protest In Qatar, Say England’s Harry Kane And Gareth Southgate | Football News
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Limit To How Players Can Protest In Qatar, Say England’s Harry Kane And Gareth Southgate | Football News

[ad_1] England manager Gareth Southgate and captain Harry Kane believe there is a limit to how much players can protest human rights issues at the World Cup in Qatar later this year. Kane will join forces with the skippers of seven other European nations in wearing a "one love" armband featuring a multi-coloured heart. Homosexuality is illegal in Qatar and organisers have sought to reassure rights groups that same-sex couples will not face action at the tournament, which starts on November 20.The English Football Association also announced on Wednesday that Southgate's players will meet with migrant workers after their arrival in the Gulf state.Human rights groups this week urged more sponsors of the World Cup to support calls for compensation for workers and their families over alleged ...
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