چاپ خبر ‘How does he do it?’ thought Felipe Melo. Paolo Maldini, at 39 years old, performed ornately as AC Milan broke Brazilian monopoly of the FIFA Club World Cup™ in 2007. The iconic Italian recently touched down in Jeddah, for the 20th edition of the tournament, in the knowledge that no outfield 40-something had ever played in it. It’s …
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چاپ خبر South American champions Fluminense will do battle with Egyptian side Al Ahly in a FIFA Club World Cup™ semi-final clash on Tuesday, 18 December. The match kicks off at 21:00 (local time) at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium and is being streamed live on FIFA+. Watch Fluminense v Al Ahly on FIFA+ here. A list of territories where …
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چاپ خبر Iberian giants Portugal and Spain have booked their places at the FIFA Futsal World Cup Uzbekistan 2024™ in style. In European qualifying Group D, Italy’s surprise 4-2 loss in Slovenia opened the door for Spain. The two-time global kings made sure of a first-place finish with a resounding 7-1 win over Czechia, Pablo Ramirez, Juan Emilio, Boyis, Antonio …
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چاپ خبر Mo Money Mo Problems by The Notorious B.I.G., Quit Playing Games With My Heart by the Backstreet Boys and 2 Become 1 by the Spice Girls were flying high on singles’ charts across the globe. DVDs had just been released in Japan. Men in Black was proving a big box-office hit. MSN Messenger didn’t exist. And, in September …
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چاپ خبر Manchester City striker Erling Haaland and Urawa Red Diamonds goalkeeper Ayumi Niekawa, who stand at 195 centimetres, will be the joint-tallest players at the tournament. They are followed by Vitor Eudes (194), Ahmed Hegazy (193), Pedro Rangel (192), Mohamed El Shenawy (191) and Rodri (191). Urawa playmaker Shoya Nakajima is the smallest at 164 centimetres. Kevin De Bruyne …
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چاپ خبر We are now a lot closer to knowing who will claim the inaugural UEFA Women’s Nations League trophy. France, Spain, Germany and the Netherlands will battle it out from 21 to 28 February in the four-team final phase, the draw for which will take place on 11 December. Also at stake will be two tickets for the Women’s …
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چاپ خبر Welberlieskott De Halim Jardim, or simply Welber Jardim, began to notice something strange going on with his social networks. His number of followers began to rise, kept going up, and did not stop snowballing. Even though he played for giants Sao Paulo, his exposure in Brazil was miniscule. At the end of the day, he was playing for …
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چاپ خبر Franco Jelovcic blew out seven candles and wished like he’d never wished before. It wasn’t for a Power Rangers’ costume, a Talkboy, a Sony Playstation or a trip to Walt Disney World. Jelovcic had just watched his heroes dismantle Germany in the FIFA World Cup™ quarter-finals. He prayed they would beat France in two days’ time and reach …
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چاپ خبر The opening round of the AFC FIFA World Cup 26 qualifiers gets under way on 12 October, as the 20 lowest-ranked nations from the confederation take part in a set of two-legged, winner-takes-all affairs to qualify for the opening group stage. None of the 20 nations entering the first round, which includes the likes of Pakistan, Indonesia and …
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