A North Korean women’s football team landed in South Korea on Sunday, marking the first visit by a sports team from the isolated country to its southern neighbour in eight years, to play in the Asian Champions League semi-finals. Naegohyang Women’s FC — which means “My Hometown” in Korean — emerged from South Korea’s Incheon […]
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Pakistan women footballers depart for maiden FIFA series today
The Pakistan women footballers are set to create history as they participate in its maiden FIFA series due to be played in Côte d’Ivoire – a West African country between April 9 and 16. The Women footballers are due to depart on April 6 (Monday). “The epoch-making milestone in the history of women’s football in […]
Pakistan women footballers set to make historic FIFA series debut
Expressing excitement and gratitude, Pakistan women footballers say their upcoming participation in the FIFA Series is a “massive opportunity” to test themselves at the international level, as the national side gears up for a landmark appearance in Côte d’Ivoire from April 9 to 16. Forward Nadia Khan, speaking on behalf of the squad, credited Pakistan […]
Iran footballers pay tribute to victims of school strike at start of war
The Iran men’s national team wore black armbands and posed with school rucksacks as the national anthem played before a match with Nigeria, to remember the victims of a strike on a primary school in Iran on the first day of the Middle East war. The air strike on the school in the southern Iranian […]
More Iranian female footballers abandon Australian asylum
The captain of the Iranian women’s football team has withdrawn her bid for asylum in Australia, Iran’s state media says, making her the fifth member of the delegation to change her mind after her team’s participation in the Asian Cup. Zahra Ghanbari will fly from Malaysia and travel to Iran within the next few hours, […]
Pakistani footballers may get Indian visa for SAFF today
LAHORE: Members of Pakistan’s football squad may acquire visas today (Monday) to tour India for the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Cup, which will be held in Bengaluru from June 21 to July 4. When this correspondent inquired about the status of the Pakistan team’s visas to India, All India Football Federation (AIFF) Secretary General […]
Women footballers adapt their goals
Women footballers once felt they had to put off motherhood until their playing days were over. Now a few are starting families mid-career, with lingering resentment at their clubs replaced by a FIFA-enforced policy. Pregnant players faced slashed or unpaid wages, threats, partial maternity cover and even sacking. It was only in 2021 that […]