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The FIFA World Cup Trophy sits on a stand during an unveiling ceremony in Tehran, Iran September 1, 2022. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Women's Rights Group Calls On FIFA To Kick Iran Out of World Cup

Rights group Open Stadiums have called on FIFA to throw Iran out of the World Cup finals in Qatar in November because of the country's treatment of women. In a letter sent to FIFA President Gianni…

30 September 2022

FIFA Bans Matches in Russia, No Flag Or Anthem For Team

No international soccer matches will be played in Russia and the country's flag and anthem will be banned from any of their matches abroad, governing body FIFA said on Sunday as it announced a number…

27 February 2022

Edouard Mendy: From a Zero to the Best Goalkeeper in the World

Edouard Mendy’s winning the FIFA Best Goalkeeper award for 2021 was not an accident, but rather it was the culmination of years of struggle and diligence. The career of the first goalkeeper of the…

Majalla 28 January 2022

Robert Lewandowski: Best Men's Player of the Year

"You broke records, and you, too, would have deserved to win this," Lionel Messi told Robert Lewandowski after the Argentine picked up his seventh Ballon d'Or in Paris in November. "You had an…

Majalla 21 January 2022

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