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'We are proud of you': Egypt's PM hails Pharaohs after historic World Cup run

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 - 12:18 GMT

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly praised Egypt's national football team following its historic FIFA World Cup campaign, thanking the players for bringing pride and joy to millions of Egyptians despite their heartbreaking round-of-16 exit to defending champions Argentina.

CAF: South African referee will not officiate 2019 AFCON final

Thu, 18 Jul 2019 - 11:04 GMT

Instead, Cameroonian referee Alioum Alioum with two of his assistant referees; Evarist Menkouande and Elvis Nguegoue - also coming from Cameroon - will handle Africa's biggest match.

VAR is a lifeline for beleaguered refs, says FIFA director

Fri, 20 Apr 2018 - 12:32 GMT

FIFA's director of refereeing was himself a match official for 15 years and knows how much suffering and soul-searching that referees go through after a bad performance.

Wenger defends referee criticisms in face of FA investigation

Fri, 05 Jan 2018 - 02:12 GMT

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has stood by comments criticism refereeing decisions during the club's last two Premier League matches

Steinhaus enters football history

Sun, 10 Sep 2017 - 05:05 GMT

Steinhaus has refereed in many top women’s competition like the Women's World Cup and Champions League finals.

Know more about the green card

Tue, 18 Jul 2017 - 01:11 GMT

It is known that football referees use either the yellow or the red card when they give a booking to a player. However, few people know that another card exists.

CAF announces Al-Ahly vs. Wydad referee

Fri, 09 Jun 2017 - 08:14 GMT

CAF has announced who the referees will be in Al-Ahly vs. Wydad match that will be held in Casbalanca at Mohamed the Fifth stadium on June 21.

Bawling babies face off in Japan's 'crying sumo'

Mon, 15 May 2017 - 08:55 GMT

More than 100 Japanese babies faced off Sunday in a traditional "crying sumo" ring, an annual ceremony believed to bring infants good health.

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