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Rui Faria, who spent 17 years as Mourinho’s assistant at Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid and Manchester United among other clubs, has signed a contract with Al Duhail.
The Qatari club announced the arrival of Faria on Friday, saying “one of the special names in the world of coaching” had turned down “great European offers.”
Faria will be presented in his new role in the coming days.
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DUBAI — FIFA president Gianni Infantino has revealed soccer’s global governing body is exploring the possibility of some of Qatar’s Gulf neighbours hosting matches at the 2022 World Cup.
Speaking at a sports conference in Dubai, Infantino also confirmed FIFA was looking into a possible expansion of the tournament to 48 teams, but said diplomatic tension in the area could be a problem countries would have to overcome.
“If we can accommodate some of the neighbouring countries in the Gulf region…
Abdelkarim Hassan played a key role for Qatar and for club side Al Sadd.
Qatari defender Abdelkarim Hassan has been named Asian Player of the Year for 2018, claiming the Asian Football Confederation’s annual individual award ahead of Japanese duo Yuma Suzuki and Kenta Misao.
The left-back received the award at a ceremony in the Omani capital of Muscat after playing a key role in club side Al Sadd reaching the semifinals of the Asian Champions League this season.
“I am very glad and proud to achieve this award,” said Hassan, who becomes the second Qatari to secure the…
Iceland and Qatar traded stunning strikes, including an impressive equaliser from Boualem Khoukhi to deliver Qatar a 2-2 draw.
Akram Afif broke the deadlock with a late counterattacking run as visitors Qatar got the better of Switzerland in Lugano.
Gianni Infantino believes Russia 2018 is the benchmark for Qatar to live up to at the 2022 World Cup.
LUGANO, Switzerland — Xherdan Shaqiri was shaking his head and shrugging his shoulders in the players’ tunnel of Lugano’s ageing Stadio Cornaredo, attempting to explain how Switzerland, sitting in eighth position in the FIFA World Ranking, had lost 1-0 to Qatar.
“It is difficult when you play a team of players you don’t know,” the Liverpool forward told ESPN FC. “In those kind of games, you can only lose.
“We watched them on video, but we didn’t know their players at all, so it was difficult. Still,…
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Akram Afif broke the deadlock with a late counterattacking run as visitors Qatar got the better of Switzerland in Lugano.
Gianni Infantino believes Russia 2018 is the benchmark for Qatar to live up to at the 2022 World Cup.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Qatar says a Nepali worker has died while helping to build a stadium for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in the Arab nation.
Qatar’s Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy said in a statement Tuesday the 23-year-old worker died at its Al Wakrah Stadium project site.
It offered no cause of death, though the committee said both Qatari and Nepali authorities were notified. An investigation into the death is underway.
The committee says it “shares its deepest condolences with…