Like many sports leagues around the world Palestinian football has been in a state of paralysis since March. The extraordinary measures taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the West Bank will allow for the league to complete its…
In the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has a stoppage of nearly every single football competition in the world. At the time of writing we have no concrete timetable for the completion of the 2019/20 season domestically and internationally.…
After several months in limbo following his departure from Al-Jazzera it seems that Islam Batran has sealed a big transfer that should be sealed once league play resumes. The 25 year old winger has bounced around since departing the WBPL…
FIFA and the AFC have decided to postpone a slate of FIFA World Cup qualifiers that were slated for March and June of this year. FIFA did not indicate the rescheduled dates of these World Cup qualifiers but speculation is…
Another AFC Cup match day, another heartbreaker for the defending WBPL Champion. After throwing away a 1-0 lead to Al-Ahed in their first game, Hilal Al-Quds conceded first to Al-Jeish who did not look back after Mohammed Al-Wakid’s 37th minute…
Cusin was Walter Zenga’s assistant at Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2016-17. Football Palestine has learned that the Palestine Football Association had the chance to appoint Stefano Cusin as the national team manager. The Italian tactician is best known for a slew…
On a pitch resembling something between a cow pasture and a potato field, WBPL champions Hilal Al-Quds raced to an early lead against Al-Ahed but were left ruing missed chances. The current holders of the competition struck twice in the…
Hilal Al-Quds are through to the group stages of the AFC Cup for the second consecutive year, marking the fifth time a Palestinian club has made it that far in the Asian continent’s Europa League equivalent. Palestinian side have always…
Starting XI: Toufic Ali, Radwan Abukarash, Mohamed Khalil, Musa Saleem, Yazan Iwaiwi; Mahmoud Abu Warda, Sameh Maraaba, Odai Kharoub, Layth Kharoub (Ahmed Qatmish); Mohamed Darwish (Reebal Dahamshe), Khaled Salem (Amor Qitawi) Goals: Khaled Salem 3′, Sameh Maraaba 9′ Layth Kharoub…
Starting XI: Naim Abu Aker, Radwan Abukarash, Musa Saleem, Yazan Iwaiwi, Ahmed Qatmish; Sameh Maraaba, Dawoud Iraqi, Odai Kharoub, Layth Kharoub (Rami Musalmeh); Mahmoud Abu Warda (Mohamed Darwish), Khaled Salem Goals: Layth Kharoub 79′ Highlights: Recap: After sleep walking through…
