Ayin Raad

After Iran drew 2-2 with New Zealand at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, the delegation did not check into their hotel. They went to the airport. The match had ended at approximately 8pm Pacific time. Within hours, the players were on a charter…

His mother left Iraq before he was born. She left during the first Gulf War — one of the hundreds of thousands of Iraqis who packed what they could carry and found a new country to hold the rest. She came to Manchester. She built a life…

In November 2022, the captains of seven European nations planned to wear a rainbow-coloured armband at the World Cup in Qatar. It bore a small multicoloured heart and the words “OneLove.” It symbolised, its organisers said, inclusion and…

There is a photograph from the night of 25 June 2002 that captures something essential about Michael Ballack. He is sitting in the locker room at Seoul World Cup Stadium, still in his Germany kit, and he is weeping. His team had just beaten…

Arsenal Football Club have just been crowned Premier League champions. Yet as confetti settles over the Emirates and North London celebrates its first title in over two decades, the club finds itself embroiled in a controversy that has…

Arsenal won the Premier League this week after a 22-year wait. In London, the wait felt eternal. Across most of Africa, it did not really matter. The continent had decided long ago that Arsenal was its club. The Tuesday-night title only…

Chelsea vs Man City Preview: Blues Seek FA Cup Redemption Against Treble-Chasing City. Chelsea face Manchester City in the 2026 FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, as the Blues aim to salvage a troubled season while City pursue a…

Lamine Yamal earned widespread praise from fans and activists after waving a Palestinian flag during Barcelona's title parade. The 18-year-old star displayed the flag as thousands of supporters lined the streets on Monday. This…

Nottingham Forest host Aston Villa at the City Ground on Thursday in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final, marking the first all-English major European semi-final since 2009. Vitor Pereira's side enter their first major European…

Manchester United host Brentford at Old Trafford on Monday evening with Champions League qualification within touching distance and captain Bruno Fernandes closing in on Premier League history. Michael Carrick's side needs a maximum of two…