Tag: Football
![Euro 2024: A brief history of Europe’s premier football nations competition](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/20127211940548734_20.jpeg?resize=1200%2C675)
The European Football Championship, informally known as the “European Championship”, is UEFA’s most important competition…
![‘Dream come true’: Kylian Mbappe signs five-year deal with Real Madrid](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-06-03T120116Z_255275185_RC2O38A42RGW_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-EURO-FRA-MACRON-1717437449.jpg?resize=1920%2C1440)
Mbappe joins the Spanish and European champions as a free agent one month after terminating…
![Euro 2024: Hungary could be the dark horses in Germany](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-03-22T214952Z_449326490_UP1EK3M1ON2HS_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-FRIENDLY-HUN-TUR-REPORT-1717405570.jpg?resize=1920%2C1440)
Led by the versatile Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai, Hungary enters the 2024 European Championship in…
![Lionel Messi hopes to play in Tokyo after Hong Kong PR disaster](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-02-06T033341Z_1217590278_RC2QW5AC8NFK_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-FRIENDLY-VIS-MIA-NEWSER-1707218420.jpg?resize=1920,1440)
Lionel Messi says he hopes to play the final game of Inter Miami’s Asian pre-season…
![Will the underdogs upstage the titans in the Asian Cup 2023 quarterfinals?](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-01-12T181308Z_825465152_UP1EK1C1ELUGO_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-ASIANCUP-QAT-LBN-REPORT-1706815366.jpg?resize=1920,1440)
The quarterfinals of the Asian Cup pit regional giants against each other, but outsiders also…
![Heartbreak for Syria as Iran win nail-biting Asian Cup clash on penalties](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP24031687232113-1706734924.jpg?resize=1920,1440)
Iran prevails on penalties against outsiders Syria and ensures a quarter-final blockbuster against Japan. Abdullah…
![South Korea’s stunning comeback breaks Saudi Arabian hearts](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-30-at-10.19.14-PM-2-1706642968.jpeg?resize=1920,1440)
Saudi Arabia dominated much of the final 16 games of the Asian Cup, but it…
![Palestine bow out of Asian Cup after spirited display against Qatar](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-29-at-9.14.19-PM-1706552374.jpeg?resize=1920,1440)
Palestine’s coach describes his team as “my champion” after the narrow 1-2 defeat against hosts…
![‘We deserve to be here’: Palestine in Asian Cup last 16 after emphatic win](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2024-01-23T171630Z_552379944_UP1EK1N1BZFJQ_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-ASIANCUP-HKG-PSE-REPORT-1706037067.jpg?resize=1920,1440)
Doha, Qatar – Palestine began their final group game of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup…