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Boualem Khoukhi has always delivered for Qatar. On Saturday, it mattered the most.
Boualem Khoukhi’s career built on defining moments may have found its defining moment in San Francisco…
Against the odds, Qatar turn to Afif for miracles yet again
After carrying Qatar on their anything-but-smooth road to North America, Akram Afif will be a crucial…
OUR VIEW: Will the real Qatar please stand up
Qatar are back at the FIFA World Cup after the humiliation on home soil in 2022,…
Tahsin Jamshid: The boy from two worlds ready to shine on the world stage
Jamshid wears it on his sleeves. The football, the Sevens circuit, the Calicut University years. He…
Is history about to repeat for Qatar on the world stage?
Three and a half years on from their infamous group stage elimination, Qatar return to the…
‘Better than Europe!’ Is women’s football ready for a new Gulf era?
Picture this: a women’s football club that has within its squad players with a combined eight…
Asian Cup a reminder of all that is good in Asian football
Four weeks of twists and turns, comebacks and shocks, the AFC Asian Cup 2023 may have…
Qatar complete historic title defence
‘2019 Done. 2023 Loading…’ The banner briefly unfurled by the Qatari fans in the fading moments…
Ammouta aims for Asian glory in familiar surroundings
The year is 2000. A young Qatari journalist named Khalid Jassem, in his 20s, is interviewing…
History and immortality on the line in unlikely Asian Cup Final
History beckons and immortality awaits for whoever emerges victorious from one of the most unlikely AFC…
Class shines through as Afif stars in Qatar’s renaissance
Spare a thought for Aymen Hussein, the Iraq striker whose tournament ended a week and a…
Afif and Al-Taamari in final battle for supremacy
When Qatar and Jordan played in a pre-Asian Cup friendly at the start of January –…