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Mind games: How football stars are fuelling chess boom
AFP, Published on 31/03/2026
» LONDON — Erling Haaland and Mohamed Salah are among the Premier League stars "addicted" to chess, helping to spark a surge in the game's popularity among younger people.
Somalia football slowly becomes a women’s game
AFP, Published on 26/03/2026
» MOGADISHU, Somalia - Hundreds of Somali spectators cheered as they watched two teams of young women play football in a Mogadishu stadium — an unimaginable scene in the conservative, conflict-hit country just a few years ago.
Pressure on Italy as play-off hopefuls eye 2026 World Cup
AFP, Published on 24/03/2026
» PARIS — The final line-up for the 2026 World Cup will be decided over the next week, with 16 teams competing for the last four places allocated to European countries.
Trump says Iran shouldn't come to World Cup for 'own life and safety'
AFP, Published on 13/03/2026
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump warned Iran's football team on Thursday their "life and safety" would be at risk if they took part in the upcoming World Cup in North America.
Iran women footballers evacuate from safe house in Australia
AFP, Published on 11/03/2026
» SYDNEY - Iranian women footballers claiming asylum in Australia evacuated from their safe house on Wednesday after one team member changed her mind and revealed their location to the Iranian embassy, Canberra said.
War in the Middle East: latest developments
AFP, Published on 10/03/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - Here are the latest events in the Middle East war on Monday:
Salah and Mane meet again with Afcon final place on the line
AFP, Published on 13/01/2026
» RABAT — Three years after they last appeared together, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah meet again on Wednesday on opposing sides as Senegal and Egypt clash for a place in the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) final.
Cristiano Ronaldo says 2026 World Cup ‘definitely’ his last
AFP, Published on 11/11/2025
» RIYADH - Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo on Tuesday said next year’s World Cup would be his last as he winds down one of the all-time great football careers.
Exiled Afghan women footballers find hope on the pitch in Morocco
AFP, Published on 04/11/2025
» CASABLANCA, Morocco- Manoozh Noori said she "wanted to die" when the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021. That meant she could no longer do what she loved most: playing football.
Lassana Diarra seeks €65 million from Fifa, Belgian FA in transfer case
AFP, Published on 19/08/2025
» PARIS - Former France international Lassana Diarra is seeking €65 million (US$76 million) from the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (Fifa) and the Belgian football association as part of a long-running legal battle, the player's lawyer announced on Monday.