Football has returned to the people of Mosul for the first time in four years after Al-Mosul played Maysan in the Iraq Division One earlier today, drawing 0-0. The game was part of the first...
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Abdul-Ghani Shahad, manager of Iraq’s Olympic side, has announced the 20-man squad for the upcoming Asian Games Football Tournament that will take place from 14 August to 1 September. The...
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In what is positive news for women’s football in Asia, a record 30 teams have announced that they will participate in the AFC U-16 Women’s Qualifiers. The U-16 tournament is one of the most...
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The draw for the 2019 Asian Cup was held today in the United Arab Emirates. Iraq, who were originally placed in Pot 2, were handed a very interesting group that will make for great match-ups. The...
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Basim Qasim has announced the squad that will face Palestine in Iraq’s upcoming friendly. The match will be held on the 8th of May in the Basra Sports City Stadium and three players have...
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Marin Ion became one of few Europeans working in Iraqi sports when he took charge of Zakho in 2015. Ion has a very long history with football, and his story with the beautiful game started all the...
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Bogotá, Colombia: FIFA has officially lifted the ban on Iraq hosting competitive international matches. The FIFA Council voted on the issue today and announced that Iraq will be able to host games...
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Basim Qasim has announced a 29-man Iraq squad for the upcoming Basra Friendship Tournament. Iraq will play Qatar on 21 March and Syria on 27 March in the first inter-nation tournament to be held...
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Earlier this week, we reported that King Salman of Saudi Arabia was thrilled with how the friendly match went in Basra, so much so, that he wanted to gift our country with another new stadium...
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The FIFA Council meeting is usually an uneventful bureaucratic affair that garners little attention. However, millions of Iraqis will be eager to find out the results of tomorrow’s meeting...
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Iraq have defeated Saudi Arabia 4-1 in a friendly match this evening in Basra. The match served as a testimonial for Mahdi Karim who had his career celebrated against the side he triumphed over in...
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In the Lions’ latest effort to fully lift the ban on international matches, Saudi Arabia are set to play in Iraq for the first time since 1979. The match will be hosted in Basra and will...
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