World’s oldest professional footballer scores first goal in years
World’s oldest professional footballer scores first goal in years
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aljazeera.com
27.07.2026
Infantino tells Fifa critics to 'meditate, pray or watch football'
Fifa president Gianni Infantino tells critics to "meditate, pray or watch a football match" instead of "spreading hate and false rumours" about him and the World Cup.
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bbc.co.uk
27.07.2026
Female football referee suffers concussion amid male players’ melee
Referee Mathilde Demoncay was knocked down as the players fought during a friendly club match in France.
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aljazeera.com
26.07.2026
Japanese football legend ‘King Kazu’, 59, scores first goal in four years
The world's oldest professional footballer, Kazuyoshi Miura, scores as Fukushima United thrash Iwaki Furukawa 7-0.
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aljazeera.com
26.07.2026
The Indian football tournament where goats replace trophies
GOATs are not players, but prizes at this football tournament in eastern India.
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22.07.2026
Goats of football: Indian village holds tournament with an indigenous twist
In a remote district surrounded by forests and hills, teams from tribal villages compete for football glory - and goats.
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22.07.2026
Salah to Besiktas? Football’s transfer window centre stage after World Cup
Mohamed Salah's future tops the latest news, contract, salary rumours, and transfer agenda ahead of the new football season.
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aljazeera.com
21.07.2026
Palestinian teenage footballer dies after Israeli settler attack
Palestinian teenage footballer, Fadi al-Naasan, has died a week after being shot by Israeli forces.
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19.07.2026
Palestinian teenage footballer dies a week after Israeli settler attack
A week after he was shot in his West Bank village, Fadi al-Nassan's death comes amid a surge in settler violence.
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aljazeera.com
19.07.2026
Palestine football fans honour Egyptian coach Hossam Hassan
Palestine football fans honour Egyptian coach Hossam Hassan
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aljazeera.com
18.07.2026
Brazilian football legend Pele’s World Cup shirt sells for $4.9m
The sale is a record for the Brazilian footballing great, but far from the most expensive piece of sporting memorabilia.
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aljazeera.com
17.07.2026
Argentina war vets urge focus on football for England World Cup semifinal
One of sport's great rivalries sees Argentina face England in an ever feisty encounter in the 2026 edition's semifinal.
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14.07.2026
Neymar quits international football after Brazil’s World Cup knockout loss
The injury-plagued striker converted a penalty but failed to take his team into the last 16 of the FIFA World Cup.
World
aljazeera.com
06.07.2026
Thousands welcome home Cape Verde footballers after stunning World Cup run
Tens of thousands of fans formed an ocean of blue outside the airport in capital city, Praia.
World
bbc.co.uk
05.07.2026
Dutch football association to sue over racist slurs after World Cup exit
The Netherlands' penalty loss to Morocco prompted an outpouring of social media abuse directed notably at Black players.
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aljazeera.com
04.07.2026
Gaza’s first women’s amputee football team reclaims the pitch after war
Gaza’s first women’s amputee football team is reclaiming a space that war tried to take from them.
World
aljazeera.com
02.07.2026
German football has a bigger problem than a World Cup loss: Scapegoating
Eight years ago, it was Mesut Ozil, who has Turkish roots. This time, German manager tries to blame Kurdish Deniz Undav.
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aljazeera.com
02.07.2026
South Korea football coach quits as president calls for probe into World Cup loss
South Korea was eliminated after missing out on a spot among the eight best third-placed teams.
World
bbc.co.uk
29.06.2026
The weight of the Three Lions: Football, colonialism, diaspora
England vs Ghana exposes football’s tangled histories of empire, diaspora and belonging.
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aljazeera.com
23.06.2026
Football offers escape for Gaza, but World Cup spirit dimmed
Palestinians in Gaza struggle to find World Cup joy amid displacement, power outages, and memories of previous lives.
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aljazeera.com
23.06.2026