Erling Haaland inspires Manchester City to a comeback victory over Chelsea
Erling Haaland inspires Manchester City to a comeback victory over Chelsea
A Dutch court has convicted five men for their part in last month’s violence involving Israeli football fans in Amsterdam. The Amsterdam district court on Tuesday found them guilty of a range of crimes from kicking fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv in the street to inciting violence in chat groups. The heaviest sentence imposed was…
Who: Manchester United vs Brighton What: English Premier League Where: Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom When: 2pm (16:00 GMT) on Sunday Follow Al Jazeera’s live build-up followed by our text and photo stream of the match. Ruben Amorim has warned that Manchester United’s season will continue to be a “rollercoaster” ride as players learn to…
Spanish prosecutors have requested that the trial of the country’s former football federation chief Luis Rubiales for his forced kiss on Jenni Hermoso be annulled and re-run, notably questioning the judge’s impartiality. The request, on Thursday, comes after Spain’s top criminal court last month found Rubiales guilty of sexual assault for the kiss, which occurred…
Spanish giants Real Madrid have been drawn against English champions Manchester City, pitting the last two winners of the Champions League against each other in a blockbuster two-leg playoff following the draw for the next round. The defending champions from Spain struggled in their early stages of this season’s competition finishing in 11th after Wednesday’s…
Raphinha struck a dramatic winner in stoppage time as Barcelona came from behind to beat Benfica 5-4 in a wild match and virtually ensure direct qualification to the Champions League last 16. The home side believed they should have had a penalty in the build-up to the late strike by Barca after Leandro Barreiro appeared…
For years, Iran’s Mahsa Ghorbani, a pioneering women’s football referee, stood resiliently against social and government restrictions, until she no longer could, and left her home country for Sweden in December. Born in 1989, Ghorbani’s first experience as an Asian football referee was at the under-14 tournaments. In 2017 she was recognized by FIFA as…