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New-look Man City Crave Winning Feeling at Club World Cup

This is Beirut, 17/06 18:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

United States Manchester City Football Club World Cup

Bolstered by a £100 million ($135 million) spending spree ahead of the Club World Cup, Manchester City are determined to erase the memory of a disappointing season by returning to winning ways in the United States. For the first time in eight years, City ended the domestic campaign without a major trophy as Pep Guardiola's men surrendered the ...

Man Utd CEO Berrada Sticking to 2028 Premier League Title Aim

This is Beirut, 17/06 16:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Manchester United Football Premier League

Manchester United chief executive Omar Berrada is sticking to his ambitious target of winning the Premier League in 2028 to mark the club's 150th anniversary despite a historically bad season for Ruben Amorim's team. The 20-time English champions endured their worst top-flight campaign since they were relegated in 1973/74, finishing 15th, 42 ...

Empty Seats as Chelsea Win Opener at Club World Cup, Benfica Deny Boca

This is Beirut, 17/06 10:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Los Angeles Chelsea Football LAFC United States

Chelsea began their Club World Cup campaign with a 2-0 victory against Los Angeles FC in a largely empty stadium on Monday as Brazilian giants Flamengo also got off to a winning start, and a Benfica comeback denied Boca Juniors in a stormy encounter. As the inaugural 32-team tournament gradually kicks into gear in the United States, Chelsea ...

Record-Breaking Japan Striker 'King Kazu' Plays at 58

This is Beirut, 16/06 16:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

King Kazu Japan Football

The record-breaking striker Kazuyoshi Miura played in Japan's fourth tier at aged 58 for his 40th season as a professional footballer. Former international Miura, fondly known as "King Kazu", is the oldest professional in Japan and almost certainly beyond. He came on as an 82nd-minute substitute for Atletico Suzuka Club on Sunday and helped them ...

Ryan Abi Najem Wins the Juventus Academy World Cup in Italy

This is Beirut, 16/06 14:05 - Reading : less than a minute

Kuwait Lebanon Football Juventus Italy

At just 9 years old, Ryan Abi Najem made a name for himself at the 2025 Juventus Academy World Cup, held in Turin with 25 teams from 18 countries. As the only Lebanese player in the competition, he represented the Juventus Kuwait Academy with skill, impressing as a right back and playmaker. A goal scorer and decisive passer, he was voted best ...

PSG Cruise Past Atletico to Win Club World Cup Opener

This is Beirut, 16/06 13:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Los Angeles Football PSG Atlético

Newly crowned European Champions Paris Saint-Germain launched their bid for Club World Cup glory with a convincing 4-0 victory over Atletico Madrid on Sunday. In searing heat at the Pasadena Rose Bowl east of Los Angeles, PSG proved too hot to handle for their Spanish opponents in an impressive opening Group B win. Goals from Fabian Ruiz, ...

Arise Sir David ! Football Legend Beckham Knighted

This is Beirut, 14/06 20:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

United Kingdom Football

Former England football captain and global fashion icon David Beckham was knighted on Friday for his services to sport and charity, with The Who singer Roger Daltrey and actor Gary Oldman also receiving the honour. Beckham, who played 115 times for England as well as for some of the world's most high-profile clubs including Manchester United and ...

After Conquering Europe, PSG Now Have Sights on Club World Cup Glory

This is Beirut, 14/06 17:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Los Angeles United States Football PSG Atlético

Freshly crowned kings of Europe, Paris Saint-Germain arrived this week in the United States for the Club World Cup and are treating FIFA's lucrative new competition not as a nuisance at the end of an exhausting season but as a serious objective. "I think it is an incredible competition," PSG coach Luis Enrique said of the Club World Cup in the ...

Liverpool Agree Club-Record Deal to Sign Wirtz

This is Beirut, 13/06 14:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Football Premier League Liverpool

Liverpool have agreed a club-record deal worth up to £116 million ($157 million) to sign attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen, it was widely reported on Friday. British media reported that the Premier League champions would pay an initial £100 million, comfortably surpassing their own record outlay, but the ...

Spurs to Name Brentford Boss Frank as New Head Coach

This is Beirut, 12/06 17:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Football Premier League Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham have reached an agreement with Premier League rivals Brentford to make Thomas Frank their head coach following the sacking of Ange Postecoglou, it was widely reported on Thursday. Spurs set their sights on Frank after dismissing Postecoglou last week, just 16 days after he won the Europa League, and made an official approach to ...

Pochettino Problems Mount as US Routed 4-0 by Switzerland

This is Beirut, 11/06 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

United States Pochettino World Cup Football

An experimental United States line-up crashed to a 4-0 friendly home defeat to Switzerland on Tuesday, deepening the gloom around Mauricio Pochettino's squad one year out from hosting the World Cup. A game intended as a morale-boosting send-off before the USA takes part in the CONCACAF Gold Cup unraveled in a disastrous first half that saw ...

World Cup 2026 Host Cities Say Fans 'Welcome'

This is Beirut, 10/06 19:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Donald Trump USA World Cup Football

American World Cup host city officials assured Monday that overseas fans would be welcome at next year's tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico despite "uncertainty" amid ongoing concerns over visas, border controls, and social unrest. In a briefing in New York that came just over a year from the opening game of the tournament on June ...

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