par Jad Ramadan, 12/01 21:50 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Asia Cup football lebanon Qatar
The Lebanese and Qatari national football teams met on the 12th of January at the Lusail Stadium at 6:00 PM local time in what was the first match of the 2023 Asian Cup. The Cedars were defeated 3-0 by the defending champions and hosts, Qatar, despite a great defensive outing. Even before the game, Lebanon knew that facing Qatar was going ...
par This Is Beirut, 13/01 16:43 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Barcelona clasico football Real Madrid
Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez admitted Saturday that "hungry" rivals Real Madrid are in better form but insisted his side are strong and can retain the Spanish Super Cup. The Spanish giants do battle in Sunday's Clasico final in Saudi Arabia, a repeat of last year's showdown in which the Catalans excelled to lift the first trophy of Xavi's ...
par This Is Beirut, 14/01 21:13 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Pep Guardiola said Manchester City showed the heart of champions to fight back to beat Newcastle 3-2 on Saturday thanks to a Kevin De Bruyne masterclass on his return to Premier League action. The Belgian came off the bench to score and set up Oscar Bobb's stoppage-time winner to announce his comeback from a five-month injury layoff in ...
par This Is Beirut, 15/01 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Barcelona football Real Madrid
Vinicius Junior struck a first-half hat-trick to fire Real Madrid to Spanish Super Cup glory in a thumping 4-1 win over rivals Barcelona on Sunday in Saudi Arabia. Robert Lewandowski scored for Barcelona, who had defender Ronald Araujo sent off in the second half on what coach Xavi Hernandez described as the team's "worst" night. Rodrygo rounded ...
par This Is Beirut, 16/01 20:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Lebanese national football team is playing its second match in Group A of the Asian Football Cup against China this Wednesday, January 17, at 2:30 PM (Beirut time) at the Al-Thumama stadium in the Qatari capital, Doha. The Lebanese team is aiming to overcome the defeat they suffered in their first match against Qatar while maintaining their ...
par Pierre Daccache, 22/01 20:52 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon's dream of a historic breakthrough in the Asian Cup came to an end in an intense clash against Tajikistan at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium. The match, which took place in a packed stadium attended by some 15,000 passionate Lebanese, was marked by a solid defense by the Cedars. Unfortunately, despite the massive support of the crowd, Lebanon ...
par This Is Beirut, 23/01 12:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Brazil football Gigi Riva Italy
Italy mourns the death of one of the greatest footballers in its history, Gigi Riva, who died on Monday at the age of 79. Luigi (known to all as Gigi) Riva suffered a heart attack at home on Sunday and was in the hospital since then in Cagliari, the town where he spent almost his entire playing career, between 1963 and 1977. "A true national ...
par This Is Beirut, 25/01 17:31 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Athletic Bilbao Barcelona Copa del Rey football
Inaki Williams' Heroic Return Propels Athletic Bilbao Past Barcelona in Copa del Rey Thriller. Inaki Williams raced back from Africa to face Barcelona in the Copa del Rey and sent Athletic Bilbao into the semi-finals by scoring a crucial goal in their 4-2 extra-time triumph on Wednesday. The Ghana forward played on Monday for his country but ...
par This Is Beirut, 25/01 21:33 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Inter's Serie A Title Pursuit Intensifies Against Juventus, While Racism Resurges In Serie A. Inter Milan get back to their tight Serie A title chase with Juventus when they travel to Fiorentina, while racism has once again reared its ugly head. Fresh from winning the Italian Super Cup in Riyadh on Monday, Inter trail league leaders Juve by a ...
par This Is Beirut, 27/01 09:51 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Manchester City moved into the FA Cup fifth round in dramatic fashion as Nathan Ake's controversial late goal clinched the holders' 1-0 win against Tottenham on Friday. As the football world digested the stunning news that Jurgen Klopp will step down as Liverpool boss at the end of this season, the club who might benefit most from his exit ...
par This Is Beirut, 28/01 09:22 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Barcelona football Real Madrid
Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said he will quit his role at the end of the season after the team's title defence was derailed in a remarkable 5-3 defeat by Villarreal on Saturday in La Liga. After Real Madrid moved two points clear of Girona at the top of the league with a late 2-1 win at Las Palmas, the pressure was firmly on Xavi's defending ...
par This Is Beirut, 31/01 10:53 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Africa Cup football Morocco South Africa
Morocco became the latest giants to be toppled at a shock-filled Africa Cup of Nations when they fell 2-0 to South Africa on Tuesday, while Mali also booked a quarter-finals place. Evidence Makgopa and Teboho Mokoena scored in the second half for Bafana Bafana, who once again proved a bogey team for the Atlas Lions, whose Achraf Hakimi missed a ...
