Wehdat-Faisaly Fallout
So I was asked to post my thoughts on the police brutality and rioting that took place after Wehdat beat Faisaly to go 8 points clear in the Jordanian Premier League. Some of you might be wondering why were talking…
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Palestine bows out of Asain Beach Games
Palestine looks so much better in green. Palestine’s first foray into beach football garnered them an impressive 7-3 win over Vietnam. Six of the goals scored came from former National Team fullback Hamada Shbair. He’s not the only familiar face…
Ramzi Saleh transfer update
A couple of weeks ago we reported on the troubles Ramzi Saleh had been facing with his club Al-Merreikh. It seemed that the talented shot-stopper would be released from his massive contract (2 years/$1 million) and allowed to field offers…
Congratulations QATAR!
So if you haven’t heard…. Qatar has managed to captivate the bigwigs of the FIFA Executive committee with an amazing presentation and has secured the 12 votes needed to bring the World Cup to the Arab World for the first…
A bad week for Roberto Bishara & Ramzi Saleh
Just a quick update to let you know what’s going on in the world of Palestinian Football: Several Spanish language agencies have reported that Roberto Bishara had a mixup with the law this past week and much of his troubles…
Preview: Palestine vs. Golan Heights
This was the first hit on Google Images for “Golan Heights Football Team” What: Unofficial Friendly Where: Hebron (Al-Khaleel), Palestine When: 17/11/2010 1500 GMT TV: Palestine TV (?) So after the cancellations of Central African Republic and Gambia the FA…
Thoughts on Palestine’s Asian Games performance
So as many of you know, Palestine failed in its attempt to qualify for the Asian Games knockout stage. Many of our readers have expressed disappointment in the performances against the two Koreas, but in all reality our hopes were…
Palestine draw their opening match of the Asian Games
Palestine missed out on a great opportunity to take control of their own Asian Games destiny after a missed Ali El-Khatib penalty forced them to settle for a 0-0 draw with Jordan. The consensus from the Palestinian press is that…
Olympic Team finishes Asian Games prep by routing Al-Taawon
The young Fursan look like they will be headed to Guangzhou not only to make up the numbers but to put up a fight as well. Fresh off their 2-0 win of Al-Hatta the Olympic side decimated Taawon (a team…
Asian Games Preparation
The Olympic Team is in Dubai preparing for the Asian Games to be held in Guangzhou later this month. Mokhtar Al-Talili (henceforth known by his nickname- The Dinosaur) has got the young guns playing quite well. The team beat Jordan…