OK… so this tournament isn’t anywhere near as important as the English Premier League and no one is suggesting this batch of youngsters will form the core of the senior team but Mahmoud is faced with a choice: He can…
Al-Halman celebrates his brace as Palestine clinch semifinal berth Starting XI: Toufic Ali (GK); Raed Fares, Al-Sweikeri, Eyad, Abujazr, Zidan, Kettlun, Aslieh, Ahmed Maher; Abuhabib; Al-Halman. Substituions: Aslieh <-> Al-Koori 45′ // Rami Musallmeh <-> Amjad Zidan 70′ // Abuhabib…
Starting XI (4-4-2): Toufic Ali, Husam Abu Saleh, Abdelsallam Al-Sweikeri, Ra’fit Eyad, Raed Fares; Amjad Zidan, Murad Ismail, Musa Abujazr, Fayez Aslieh; Abdelhamid Abuhabib, Khaldoun Halman Subs: Amjad Zidan <-> Ahmed Maher // Khaldoun Halman <-> Fahed Attal // Murad Ismail <-> Rami Musalmeh Goals: Khaldoun…
Next month’s Arab Cup could see a lot of new and old faces back in the fold. With most clubs on a break during the summer, players who were previously not available will be free to join up with the…
Group A: Monday 14/5 Palestine vs. Vietnam 5 PM (Al-Ram) Wednesday 16/5 Vietnam vs. Pakistan 5 PM (Al-Bireh) Friday 18/5 Palestine vs. Pakistan 7 PM (Dora) Group B: Tuesday 15/5 Iraqi Kurdistan vs. Mauritania 5 PM (Hebron) Thursday 17/5 Mauritania…
Palestine have been drawn against a triumvirate of Gulf opponents in Group A of the 2012 Arab Cup. All of Palestine’s group games will be played in King Fahed Stadium in Ta’if- a city known for its milder temperatures (average…
A second year of fully-fledged professional football in Palestine is in the books. While the 2011/12 season has been mired with the lack of footballing action in Gaza- there have been some notable highlights. Hilal Al-Quds lift the league In…
Bahdari (#12) scoring the winner against Najran The biggest news eight months ago was Abelatif Bahdari’s move to the Saudi Pro League- making him the first Palestinian player since Ziyad Al-Kord to grace the pitches of the Kingdom. Speculation centered…
The Asian Football Confederation always finds a way to keep things interesting; whether it be corruption, dodgy referees, or general obtuse thinking there is seldom ever a dull moment. Newcomers to Asian Football might have wondered why the AFC would…
As most of you may know by now Mohammed Al-Masri has called time on his career due to a heart condition that required surgery to insert a pacemaker. Al-Masri is one of the lucky ones alongside the likes of Real…
