Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

Steve Price is a reporter covering world soccer and soccer finance. Iraq’s four-one win against Saudi Arabia in Basra on Wednesday night was not just a victory on the pitch, but off it as well.

The World Cup, should Iraq qualify, will continue in 2026 on FOX Sports and Telemundo/Peacock. Friendlies can pop up on almost any channel that shows soccer, with the varying opponents and locations ...

You know, the little things. I have seen the passion for football in Iraq, although it was raining all came walking to the stadium to cheer for their teams. @savethedream works with local NGOs ...

Javier Tebas, president of La Liga, visits Baghdad for talks with Iraqi football leaders to foster collaboration and ...

Jordan reached the quarterfinals of the 2023 Asian Cup after producing a remarkable late comeback thanks to two stoppage-time goals to beat Iraq 3-2 in controversial circumstances. After Yazan Al ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

Born in Iraqi Kurdistan during the Iran-Iraq War ... 11-year-old Hamoudi (Ahmed Mohammed Abdullah) lives for soccer and idolizes Lionel Messi, the Argentine genius then playing for Spanish ...

It is Iraq vs Saudi Arabia tonight, two fierce rivals, in Kuwait City, and is one of the most the winner-take-all-match which will decide the final semi-finalists of the Arabian Gulf Cup 2024-25.

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