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Fifa lobbied over Qatar labourers
November 17, 2011
Trade union activists warn Fifa they will campaign to stop the 2022 football World Cup being held in Qatar unless workers' rights there improve. Read the rest of this entry »
The Palestinian national football team play their first World Cup qualifier on home soil
July 3, 2011
The Palestinian national football team play their first World Cup qualifier on home soil. Read the rest of this entry »
Bin Hammam pulls out of Fifa race
May 29, 2011
Qatar's Mohamed Bin Hammam pulls out of the race to head football's world governing body Fifa, which has been marred by corruption allegations. Read the rest of this entry »
Bittersweet game for Palestinians
March 9, 2011
Palestine plays its first ever competitive international football match on home ground - but loses the historic match on a penalty shootout to Thailand. Read the rest of this entry »
Ex-Liverpool defender Cohen dies
December 28, 2010
Former Israel international and Liverpool defender Avi Cohen dies from head injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Fake’ Togo match against Bahrain investigated
September 15, 2010
Togo's football authorities investigate allegations that a fake national team played a match against Bahrain Read the rest of this entry »