QNB Group, the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, has announced the appointment of Brazilian and Paris Saint-Germain player, Neymar Jr, as the Group’s Global Brand Ambassador. The exclusive partnership was signed by Yousef Darwish, General Manager of QNB Group Communications, and Neymar Silva Santos, Owner of …
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Atlanta United capped their astonishing first two years of existence with a confident 2-0 win over the Portland Timbers in the 2018 MLS Cup at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday night, delighting the biggest crowd in league history with a vintage performance spearheaded by a goal and assist from star striker …
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The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed an urgent request for provisional measures filed yesterday by CA Boca Juniors in which it sought to suspend the second-leg of the final of the Copa Libertadores 2018 between CA Boca Juniors and CA River Plate to be played in the …
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The English Premier League has announced plans to bring digital learning programs and soccer-themed student engagement activities to elementary schools in the United States. In its first year, Premier League Primary Stars USA will be available to more than 100 schools across five cities. Launching in January 2019, the educational …
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Earlier in the day, the latest quarterly FIFA Women’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the fourth and final rankings of 2018, India dropped three spots to be in 62nd position behind Northern Ireland and ahead of Ecuador. India have 1395 points, 14 less …
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The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) yesterday announced its Disciplinary Committee has decided to sanction the Barbados Football Association, by declaring as a forfeit the CONCACAF Nations League Qualifying match played against Guyana, on September 6, 2018. After due examination of the evidence, the Committee …
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The U.S. Soccer Foundation (Foundation) today filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia seeking a declaratory judgment of non-infringement of trademarks in a dispute over who controls the Foundation’s name and branding “marks”. The charitable mission of the …
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The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced that tickets to the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup doubleheader match at Minnesota’s state-of-the-art Allianz Field have officially sold out. This is the earliest a Gold Cup match has sold out in the history of the tournament, highlighting the …
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The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) yesterday conducted the official draw for the 2019 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League, at the Univision Deportes Studios in Miami, Florida. The gala event, which sorted the 15 already-qualified clubs into eight pairings for the first round of the competition, …
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The U.S. Soccer Federation has appointed two-time FIFA World Cup veteran Gregg Berhalter as the new head coach of the U.S. Men’s National Team. Berhalter, with 25 years of experience as a player and head coach for clubs in England, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United States, becomes the …
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