During the mid-1700s, as the Al Saud clan operated tirelessly in establishing the first Saudi state and working rigorously on expanding their presence felt across the region, little were they aware of a similar yet powerful tribe making noise approximately 500kms to the East. Descendants of the Banu…

As news comes out of Ecuador that the Federation has hired a private jet to bring back the body of Christian ‘Chucho’ Benítez home, questions still surrounds the circumstances of his death. Initial reports suggested that he had suffered from a cardio respiratory arrest as he was admitted…

The fiasco surrounding FIFA’s executive members to nominate Qatar as host of the 2022 World Cup exposes political errors, both within FIFA and internationally which does not sit well with the need of transparent dialogue in football. The nation’s “unexpected” win, has been widely celebrated by supporters and…