Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – Nasser Al-Khelaifi, president of the French club Paris Saint-Germain, said that he feels “mixed feelings” after the loss of Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi’s victory in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, noting that this World Cup “is a The best copy in history. On Sunday, the Argentine national … Read more
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – Wassim Youssef, the preacher of Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed the First Mosque in the UAE, re-published pictures of the Moroccan national team and its prostration after the matches it played in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. This came in a tweet by Wassim Youssef on his official Twitter … Read more
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – Omani sports commentator Khalil Al Balushi sparked a wide interaction among activists on social media after he apologized to the UAE for previous statements he made during the Qatar-UAE match in the 2019 Asian Nations Cup. Al-Balooshi said in the video clip circulating during his coverage of the semi-final … Read more
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – Social media activists circulated videos and pictures of the Moroccan national team’s behavior and “prostration” following their loss to the French national team in the 2022 World Cup semi-final match in Qatar. While activists, with their comments, raised questions about the position of the players’ prostration in front of … Read more
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – Photographers captured glimpses of the wives of French players during the semi-final match of their husbands’ national team against Morocco in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Camille Titgat, wife of France defender # 04 Raphael Varane , plain_textCredit: FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images During the match, the French … Read more
(CNN) — A Kenyan security guard who fell from the eighth floor of Lusail Stadium died during his work time, his family confirmed to CNN. His sister, Anne Wanjiru, said his employer told the migrant worker’s family on Saturday that 24-year-old John Ngoi Kebo had fallen from the eighth floor of the stadium while on … Read more
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – Raghad, the daughter of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, congratulated the Moroccan national team on its victory over the Portuguese national team, with a sentence her father used to say, as she put it. This came in a tweet that Raghad posted on her Twitter page, in which she … Read more
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – Activists on social media circulated the congratulatory tweet published by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the Moroccan national team’s victory over its Portuguese counterpart in the 2022 World Cup, amid interaction. Erdogan said in his tweet: “I congratulate from the bottom of my heart the Moroccan national team, … Read more
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) — Twitter users circulated a video showing Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar, celebrating the Moroccan national team’s qualification to the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup. The footage showed the Emir of Qatar with the arrival of the “Atlas Lions” to the golden square, while he … Read more
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – Morocco striker Sofiane Boufal caught the eye when he celebrated with his mother the victory over Portugal in the World Cup quarter-final match, on Saturday evening, sparking a wave of comments affected by that moment. Morocco qualified for the semi-finals, after defeating Portugal with a goal for free, which … Read more