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Preview: Palestine vs. Iran (Friendly)

What: International Friendly When: October 5th, 2011 Where: Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Kick0ff: 1900 (Local Time) TV/Streams: JaamJam2 (click the first link, click IRIB TV Channels, click on JaamJam2) Link1 Link2 Previous Meetings: 2008: WAFF Championship L 0-3 2007: WAFF…

Squad to face Iran announced

Fahed Attal in action against Iran at the 2007 WAFF Championship So keeping in true PFA tradition a friendly has been hastily organized, without a manager, and with overtones of brotherly cooperation. Mazen El-Khatib will lead the squad out for…

Bahdari talks to the Saudi Press

Source: Al-Watan (KSA) Saudi newspaper Al-Watan had a half-page special on Bahdari today. He joined newly promoted Hajer this season in the Zain Saudi Professional league (background). After three matchdays, Hajer are at 9th place with three points from one…

On Home Support

The Palestinian Authority is at the UN filing for full membership as rallies and demonstrations are being held in the West Bank. As I mentioned on twitter (just plugging @FutbolPalestine,follow us!), I believe our FIFA membership does us more good…

Crisis brewing in Al-Am’ary

Three games, three wins, 10 goals. Al-Am’ary started their defence of the WBPL league with aplomb. But less than a month into the season, cracks are beginning to appear and they have very little with Al-Am’ary’s performance on the pitch.…

Get to know Mohammed Shatrit

Friend of the blog, and creator of the very well maintained ‘Palestine national football team’ Facebook page Amin Ziad got in touch with Palestine and FC Issy forward Mohammed Shatrit. France-based Shatrit, who was part of the AFC Challenge Cup…

WBPL Roundup

With the first two weeks of WBPL action in the books let’s take a look at the main talking points so far: Status quo unchanged: Last season finished with Al-Am’ary and Hilal Al-Quds joint top with Dhahrieh and Balata rounding…

Bahdari’s Time to Shine

Abdel-Latif Bahdari is one of the several success stories Palestinian football has seen in the past few years. From modest beginnings with Khadmat Rafah in Gaza, his breakthrough came in a loan move to Hilal Areeha(Jericho). The center back was…