Gary Meenaghan

Captain Waleed Mohammed urges FA to invest more in developing UAE beach soccer

A 3-1 defeat to Senegal on Tuesday night saw the Emirates once again fail to qualify for the World Cup knockout stages

November 27, 2019

Senegal's Mamour Diagne vies for the ball against Mohamed Aljasmi, left, of United Arab Emirates, during a Group C match of the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup at the Los Pynandi Stadium in Luque, Paraguay. EPA

'We did not have luck on our side': UAE bow out of Beach Soccer World Cup after 3-1 defeat to Senegal

Emirates on the plane home from Paraguay along with Gulf neighbours Oman

November 27, 2019

'You will see a team of warriors': UAE hope to make history at Beach Soccer World Cup

National team face a Senegal side also looking to reach the knockout stages for the first time. Gary Meenaghan reports from Asuncion

November 26, 2019

Aleh Hapon of Belarus is challenged by Hesham Muntaser of UAE during the Beach Soccer World Cup in Paraguay. The Russia game is next for UAE. Getty

UAE face two-times champions Russia in must-win game at Beach Soccer World Cup

After opening defeat by Belarus, Mohammed Bashir’s team need a victory to keep tournament hopes alive

November 23, 2019

Kamal Ali of UAE is challenged by Vadzim Bokach of Belarus during the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup match in Paraguay 2019. Getty Images

Ali Karim in tears as UAE struggle at Beach Soccer World Cup

Debutants Belarus win 5-1 in miserable first game in Paraguay

November 23, 2019

Tahiti players training in Paraguay ahead of the Beach Soccer World Cup. EPA

'I know nothing about it': Beach Soccer World Cup hits uncharted waters in landlocked Paraguay

Fifa have broken with tradition by awarding the tournament to a South American country that is somewhat lacking in beaches. Gary Meenaghan is in Asuncion, where the UAE take on Belarus in their opening match on Friday

November 21, 2019

Gabriel Jesus poses with fans after Brazil won the Copa America. The Manchester City forward had an eventful night as he scored and then was sent off. AFP

Gabriel Jesus becomes Brazil's Copa America hero - but admits he needs to 'mature in some ways' after red card

The Brazilian scored before being sent off in Sunday's 3-1 win over Peru

July 8, 2019

Brazil manager Tite has been jeered by home fans at four of five Copa America matches so far by fans unimpressed with the team's style of play. AFP

Tite's defence-first approach winning few admirers even though Brazil are favourites to lift Copa America title

Alisson, Thiago Silva, Marquinhos, Dani Alves and Filipe Luis make up a back five that is yet to concede a goal ahead of Sunday's final against Peru

July 6, 2019

Brazil beat Argentina at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte - the same venue that saw them lose 7-1 to Germany in the 2014 World Cup. Pedro Ugarte / AFP

Lionel Messi misses out but Copa America semi-final puts fireworks back in Brazil-Argentina rivalry

Inside Mineirao on Tuesday night, passion painted faces of 52,225 unsegregated fans despite recent apathy for both teams

July 3, 2019

Colombia manager Carlos Queiroz must shoulder the blame for his side's Copa America quarter-final exit to Chile. EPA

Carlos Queiroz tasked with kicking Colombia's bad habit after Copa America exit

Los Cafeteros failed to take advantage of their promising start against Chile in the quarter-finals to fail once again on the big stage

June 29, 2019

Japan's Takefusa Kubo (L) and Ecuador's Romario Ibarra vie for the ball during their Copa America football tournament group match at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on June 24, 2019. / AFP / Douglas Magno

Unwanted party guests Japan showed at the 2019 Copa America that Asia is closing the gap on South America

Despite suffering an early exit, a youthful Japanese team more than held their own against some the continent's biggest sides

June 25, 2019

Soccer Football - Copa America Brazil 2019 - Group B - Argentina v Paraguay - Mineirao Stadium, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - June 19, 2019 Argentina's Lionel Messi reacts after the match REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez

Lionel Messi left to do it alone with Argentina imprisoned behind pale-blue bars at Copa America

It is one of football’s greatest mysteries: a squad that shares more than 35 league titles feeling so constrained by their national shirts that they rely on their maverick No 10 to bail them out

June 22, 2019

epa07643999 Workers prepare a decoration at Morumbi stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 12 June 2019. The Morumbi stadium will hold the inauguration of Copa America 2019 edition on the upcoming 14 June 2019. EPA/PAULO WHITAKER

'Welcome to Brazil': 2019 Copa America taking place in spiritual home of football ... not that you would know it

Indifference to hosting 2019 Copa America a sign of Brazilians' disillusionment with politics, economy and a lack of meaningful reform at the football association

June 13, 2019

Saudi Arabia manager Juan Antonio Pizzi has a youthful spine to his side competing at the Asian Cup. AFP

Saudi Arabia have one eye on 2022 World Cup at the Asian Cup with youthful selections

Manager Juan Antonio Pizzi is looking to use youngsters across the pitch in key areas as they bid to repeat their 1996 success in the UAE

January 8, 2019

Saudi Arabia's Ayman Al Khulaif in action at the Asian Games in Jakarta last summer. AFP

Ayman Al Khulaif interview: Saudi Arabia winger hopes to replicate hero Eden Hazard at 2019 Asian Cup

Three-time champions look to youth as they prepare for Group E opener against North Korea

January 7, 2019

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