One of the joys of being in a small, tightly knit football community in a city like Dubai is that, we get to experience new opportunities that do not come as often as we would like it to be. And when it does, it tends to either be…

All of us involved actively in the game had come across a weekend or a one-day tournament, at some point in our lives. Especially, here in the Dubai, UAE, my mates and me had the chance to partake in various Adidas sponsored events back in the younger day,…

If you had asked me a few decades ago, what would you give to play in a game with Maradona? The response would have been ‘anything’. The same question a few years back would generate a response somewhere along the lines of ‘yeh right’. But there I was…

The Dubai Schools Football Cup heats up with clear top spot contenders emerging during the fourth week. In the U-15 boys group, Choueifat, based on a surprising turn of events is now tied in standings with Dubai National School who had been holding the position from day one…

I’ll always cherish my playing days at school, growing up in Dubai. Being part of a primarily expatriate college, we found it fascinating to play football against schools from across the country that we had never heard of.  Teams would show up (often hours late) to our unevenly…