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Pro-Palestinian activists are urging football fans to pressure FIFA to expel Israel from the global governing body for the sport in an upcoming vote on the matter on Saturday. Fans are being urged to email the FIFA Council members asking them to suspend Israeli teams, in time for the FIFA Extraordinary Council Meeting, where officials will discuss the Palestinian proposal to suspend Israel from international football due to the brutal Gaza war. Among the organisations calling for Israel's suspension is the online movement Red Card Israel, who are asking fans to the FIFA Council on the matter. ...
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Palestinian and Arab football fans welcomed Spain’s victory at Euro 2024 final on Sunday, which saw them crowned European champions for the fourth time in their history following their 2-1 win over England. Palestinian fans flocked to cafes in occupied East Jerusalem to watch La Roja - as the Spanish side is known - take on England, as both teams vied for the coveted European trophy in the German capital Berlin. The Spanish side’s victory was sealed by two goals from 21-year-old wonder-kid Nico Williams in the 47th minute, and Mikel Oyarzabal, who scored minutes before full time. Madrid and th...
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England captain Harry Kane said Sunday's 2–1 Euro 2024 final loss to Spain, the Three Lions' second successive defeat in the tournament's showpiece game, will "hurt for a long time". England lost the Euro 2020 final on penalties to Italy at Wembley, having made it to the semi-finals of the World Cup two years earlier. England were also eliminated at the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup by eventual finalists France, with Kane missing a late penalty. Speaking with ITV, the England captain, who was subbed off after 60 minutes, said the latest major tournament heartbreak after Spain's late win...
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Dutch forward Anwar El Ghazi had his contract at Mainz wrongfully terminated, a German court ruled on Friday, months after he refused to stay silent on his support for Palestinians in Gaza. Mainz initially suspended El Ghazi and then terminated his contract in November following his social media posts in connection with the conflict, even as the forward said he had "no regrets or remorse" about his stand. A Mainz spokesperson told Reuters they were waiting for the court's written reasons for the decision before deciding on whether they will appeal. El Ghazi had a contract with Mainz until 2025...
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Saudi Arabia will host the inaugural Esports Olympics in 2025 the International Olympic Committee said on Friday. "The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that it has partnered with the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Saudi Arabia to host the inaugural Olympic Esports Games 2025 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia," the body said. "The proposal will be made to the IOC Session, which will be held on the eve of the Olympic Games Paris 2024. "The duration of the partnership between the IOC and the Saudi NOC will be 12 years, with Olympic Esports Games held regularly." Riyadh is a...
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The world of football is talking about one man, or should that be boy, this week - Lamine Yamal, the 16-year-old Barcelona star who helped Spain to the finals of the Euros. On Wimbledon's Centre Court there was heartbreak as Ons Jabeur crashed out of the championship while a Saudi minister offered further insights into Al-Ittihad's swoop last summer on Liverpool's Mo Salah. Lamine Yamal becomes youngest player to ever score at Euros Spain's Lamine Yamal, of Equatoguinean and Moroccan descent, has become the youngest player ever to score at a men's European Championship, after he netted a stunn...
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The Netherlands struck two second-half goals in seven minutes to come from behind to beat Turkey 2-1 on Saturday and set up a Euro 2024 semi-final clash with England. Samet Akaydin sent Turkey ahead in the first half but Stefan de Vrij headed the Netherlands level and Murt Muldur turned into his own net under pressure from Cody Gakpo after 76 minutes to hand the Dutch victory. The build-up to the quarter-final clash in Berlin was overshadowed by a diplomatic row between Turkey and Germany after their last-16 hero Merih Demiral was banned for two matches for making a controversial salute. Turki...
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England's quest for a first major tournament win in 58 years remained alive after another late fightback before beating Switzerland 5-3 on penalties to book their place in the Euro 2024 semi-finals on Saturday. After the 120 minutes finished level at 1-1, goalkeeper Jordan Pickford was the Three Lions' hero in the shoot-out as he saved Switzerland's first spot-kick from Manuel Akanji. Cole Palmer, Jude Bellingham, Bukayo Saka, Ivan Toney and Trent Alexander-Arnold converted their penalties to send England into a semi-final meeting with Turkey or the Netherlands in Dortmund on Wednesday. After ...
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Egyptian international Ahmed Refaat died on Saturday at the age of 31 of complications following a heart attack he suffered four months ago during a match, his club Modern Future FC announced. The winger, who played seven times for the national side, suffered cardiac arrest on March 11 during a league match against Al-Ittihad Alexandria. He was rushed to hospital, resuscitated and placed in intensive care for almost a month. He was fitted with a pacemaker and was allowed out of hospital with further medical tests scheduled. Last month, Refaat said in a television interview that he was feeling ...
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Turkey defender Merih Demiral is to be banned for two games by UEFA following a gesture he made during his side's last-16 win against Austria on Tuesday and will miss Saturday's Euro 2024 quarter-final against Netherlands, German media reported. The 26-year-old centre back scored twice in a 2-1 win over the Austrians to send his side into the last eight for the first time since 2008, and celebrated by making a "wolf" gesture with his fingers. The gesture is linked to the "Grey Wolves", an ultra-nationalist youth branch of Turkey's Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), which is an ally of President...
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