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      Al-Hilal's Salem Al-Dawsari, back, and Nasser Al-Dawsari react at the end of the Club World Cup Group H soccer match between Al Hilal and CF Pachuca in Nashville, Tenn. , Thursday, June 26, 2025. (AP Photo / Johnnie Izquierdo)
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      Al Hilal hit the right notes in Music City to set up Man City showdown

      Salem Al Dawsari delivers on the big stage once again to secure last-16 spot with win over Pachuca at Club World Cup

      FootballJune 27, 2025
      Al Ahly players dive in as Inter Miami's Argentine forward Lionel Messi attempts a shot during the Club World Cup 2025 Group A match. AFP
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      Al Ahly spoil Messi's party as Club World Cup opener ends in stalemate

      Egyptians rue missed chances in dominant first half before Argentine great inspires late rally from MLS side at Hard Rock Stadium

      FootballJune 15, 2025
      When Pele played Dubai: February 23, 1973, a day the UAE ‘will never forget’
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      When Pele played Dubai: February 23, 1973, a day the UAE ‘will never forget’

      Brazilian star wowed the UAE three years after winning the 1970 World Cup

      FootballDecember 30, 2022
      UAE captain Waleed Mohammed goes for the spectacular against Senegal in the Beach Soccer World Cup. EPA
      Captain Waleed 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

      FootballNovember 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
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      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

      FootballNovember 27, 2019
      UAE Beach Soccer. Getty
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      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

      FootballNovember 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 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

      FootballNovember 24, 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
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      Ali Karim in tears as UAE struggle at Beach Soccer World Cup

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

      FootballNovember 23, 2019
      Tahiti players training in Paraguay ahead of the Beach Soccer World Cup. EPA
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      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

      FootballNovember 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
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      Jesus becomes Brazil's hero - but admits he needs to 'mature in some ways'

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

      FootballJuly 08, 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
      2019 Copa America: Tite's defence-first approach with Brazil winning few admirers

      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

      FootballJuly 06, 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
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      Copa America semi 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

      FootballJuly 03, 2019
      Colombia manager Carlos Queiroz must shoulder the blame for his side's Copa America quarter-final exit to Chile. EPA
      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

      FootballJune 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
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      Copa America: Despite early exit, Japan showed Asia is closing 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

      FootballJune 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
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      Messi left to do it alone with Argentina imprisoned behind pale-blue bars

      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

      FootballJune 23, 2019
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