With Iraq declaring victory over militant group Islamic State in December after more than three years of fighting, the Iraq Football Association and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) stepped up efforts to persuade FIFA to lift the ban. This was helped by a successful Feb. 28 exhibition match between Iraq and Saudi Arabia in the southern city of Basra that was attended by 60,000 fans. … [Read more...] about Competitive soccer finally returns to Iraq on Tuesday
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With City Council’s OK, synthetic turf field fit for a semipro soccer team will be built at Tranquility Park
The council unanimously approved raises for Police Chief Todd Schmaderer and the Police Department’s deputy chiefs through an amended police management contract. … [Read more...] about With City Council’s OK, synthetic turf field fit for a semipro soccer team will be built at Tranquility Park
Bear Performs Tricks In Russian Soccer Stadium Before Match, Club Criticized [Watch]
"Bears are wild animals and as such have very specific and complex needs," Cal added. "Being chained up, muzzled and forced to perform unnatural acts in front of large, rowdy crowds of people causes tremendous stress and can have an untold impact on these animals, both psychological and physical." … [Read more...] about Bear Performs Tricks In Russian Soccer Stadium Before Match, Club Criticized [Watch]
Bear Forced To Do ‘Sickening’ Tricks at Soccer Match in Russia
— FourFourTwo ⚽️ (@FourFourTwo) April 16, 2018 Allen said: “The bear is the symbol of Russia, so we hope the country's people will show some compassion and national pride and stop abusing them. Common decency should compel the football league to pull this stunt, which flies in the face of the spirit of fair play.” … [Read more...] about Bear Forced To Do ‘Sickening’ Tricks at Soccer Match in Russia
The right-wing origins of the Jerusalem soccer team that wants to add ‘Trump’ to its name
While Beitar’s right-wing leanings are nothing new, since the 1990s a new vocal segment of its fan base have expressed anti-Arab attitudes. Beitar remains the only professional soccer team in Israel to have never signed an Arab player. The fan organization La Familia, established in 2005, has close ties with the country’s far-right politicians and it openly identifies with the outlawed Kach movement, which seeks to install a theocracy and expel all Arabs from Israel and the territories it occupied in 1967. … [Read more...] about The right-wing origins of the Jerusalem soccer team that wants to add ‘Trump’ to its name
