Tag: football

Enter the dark side of football, where scandals and secrets grow big and threaten to overshadow the beautiful game. From the Negreira Case to the Operation Clean Hands.

The World Cup finale between Argentina and France takes place on Sunday the 18th, but according to Riyad Mansour, Palestinian ambassador to the UN, Palestine is ‘the winner of this World Cup’. Discover five of the numerous moments that solidify this claim.

The World Cup in Qatar is reaching its final stages. Morocco lost their semi-final with a 2-0 score against France, but that could not spoil the revelry in Brussels.

Today at 16:00, Belgium will play a must-win game against group leaders Croatia in the World Cup. Belgium currently sits in third place and if they lose, they can pack their bags. If Croatia wins or draws they seal their place in the knock-out stages.

This Wednesday Japan surprised the world and won 1-2 against Germany in their World Cup match. ‘Tons of people are urging the Japanese government to make the 23rd of November a national holiday to celebrate this historical achievement’

Multiple World Cup fan zones in Belgium have been cancelled due to a lack of interest. What do young people think of the World Cup being organised in Qatar and about the fan zones being cancelled? Do they feel the excitement a World Cup usually brings?

Football is changing and I don’t know how to feel about it. I’m scared that we will never have another superstar in football. Not a single player for a future generation to idolise.

Italian football club Como 1907 has the richest owners in Italian football. This summer the club shocked the world with the signing of Spanish footballer Cesc Fàbregas. However, Como 1907 is not like any other football club.