16th January 1991: The day as I remember whereon students were told to come to school a little earlier than the usual timings. Mainly so that our head master could make an announcement: an announcement stating that school will be off for a few days due to the…

A team made up of first names such as Edgardo, Luis, Roberto, etc would categorically relate to one from Latin or Central America. However, it would come as a shock for those who follow Arab football. These names are part of a growing trend that is turning out…

It was a chilly evening in Lower Manhattan, few of us were at this café, smoking our lungs away on the hookah’s and discussing football in the Arab region. As the discussion carried on, a friend hit me with a question? “Does Palestine have a football team?”That got…