Zamalek names Mido head coach
Egyptian football star Mido takes first Zamalek training session on Wednesday
Egyptian football fans threaten to revive stadia as battle fields
By James M Dorsey With multiple potential flashpoints coinciding, militant, street-battle hardened Egyptian…
Yaya Toure named African Footballer of Year
Egyptian legend Mohamed Aboutrika beat compatriot Ahmed Fathy and Sunday Mba from…
Bahrain detains soccer teams and scores of players and athletes
By James M. Dorsey Bahrain has detained a soccer team as well…
Portugal pays final homage to Eusebio
Mourners, many in tears, threw red and white Benfica scarves on the…
Gulf states draw sharpening criticism from trade unions and human rights groups
With major events and developments looming, conditions in the Gulf states will…
Nine games played: Egyptian Premier League report
Wadi Degla beat Al-Minya while Arab Contractors dominate Al-Raga'a
Team Egypt gears up for the Street Child World Cup
This group of young footballers, 18 to be exact, have all had…
World Cup emerges as agent of change in Qatar
By James M Dorsey Qatar is taking a beating in the court…