‘2019 Done. 2023 Loading…’ The banner briefly unfurled by the Qatari fans in the fading moments of injury time said it all. There was little need to use the present tense as the 13 minutes […]
The year is 2000. A young Qatari journalist named Khalid Jassem, in his 20s, is interviewing a group of footballers seated in front of him. They’ve just won the Qatari league title for Al-Sadd, one […]
History beckons and immortality awaits for whoever emerges victorious from one of the most unlikely AFC Asian Cup finals; Qatar facing off against Jordan at Lusail Stadium cannot have been on many observers’ list of […]
Jordan has defied all the odds and pre-tournament predictions to make it through to their first ever AFC Asian Cup Final. Can they now complete the fairytale and go all the way? Scott McIntyre speaks […]
On the eve of the AFC Asian Cup Final, Scott McIntyre sits down with Australian and Al Wakrah defender Trent Sainsbury. Trent speaks about Qatar’s performances at this AFC Asian Cup, his impressions on the […]
Sporting successes typically unites nations, especially during difficult times, providing its populace with a shared source of pride. However, over the past 16 months, the Iran national team has actually divided Iranians, with some celebrating […]
Spare a thought for Aymen Hussein, the Iraq striker whose tournament ended a week and a half ago, as he sits, watches and no doubt hopes Akram Afif doesn’t get on the scoresheet in the […]
When Qatar and Jordan played in a pre-Asian Cup friendly at the start of January – a game Jordan won 2-1 – no one expected that the next time the two team’s would meet would […]
Qatar are into their second successive AFC Asian Cup final after Akram Afif inspired a thrilling 3-2 victory over Iran in a drama-packed encounter at the Al Thumama Stadium. The win sees Al Annabi set […]
There was something exuberant about it, move after move, a noticeable pattern that you could recognise but could do little to stop. It starts with Mousa Al-Taamari conjuring the ball off the defender. Then Yazan […]
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