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Palestine and the other 23 Asian Cup finalists learned their fate in a conference hall of Dubai’s Armani Hotel today. The draw is the culmination of an arduous journey that started over three years ago- just months after Australia had…

Asia’s elite teams are set to know who they will face next year at the continent’s marquee event. The qualification process for the expanded, 24-team, version of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup started over four years ago with the first…

In a race that came down to the final day; Hilal Al-Quds claimed the result they needed against a valiant Shabab Al-Dhahrieh side. Mohammed Darweesh opened the scoring, much as he did in the title decider last year, in the…

 Can Hilal retain their title? After a 40-day break, WBPL matches and Palestine Cup matches came thick and fast in April with games being played at a rate of one every four days. The break served some sides better than…

Earlier this week, the Palestine Football Association decided to part ways with Julio Cesar Baldvieso less than three months into their contract.  With dust yet to settle, a picture has begun to emerge on what happened behind the scenes in…

After a near month of speculation the hammer fell on Julio Cesar Baldivieso and his coaching staff. In a press conference called on Sunday, Palestine Football Association president Jibril Rajoub announced that the technical committee had recommended the dismissal of…

In a move widely reported in the build up to the draw the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced it will change the method used determine seeding for the Asian Cup draw.  This is the first time football’s governing body…

With every passing day, the writing on the wall becomes clearer. It is looking increasingly unlikely  that the PFA will continue with Julio Baldivieso as manager of the national team. The rumors of the Bolivian’s departure is still in the…

Palestine, who ended Asian Cup qualification with a loss in a dead rubber match against Oman, have now turned their attention to the finals tournament.  A much rumored friendly against Iraq in Iraq will finally take place after being proposed…