The Palestine Football Association (PFA) today announced the cancellation of a meeting with FIFA President, Gianni Infantino.PFA President Jibril Rajoub was supposed to meet with Infantino in Ramallah, but decided to cancel the meeting at the last minu…
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Pro-Palestine protesters gather outside Hampden ahead of Scotland World Cup qualifier
Pro-Palestine protesters gathered yesterday outside Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland, in the rain ahead of Scotland’s World Cup qualifier match.Many others took part in the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign demonstration outside the national stad…
Palestine’s national football team advances by three positions on FIFA rankings
Palestine’s national football team has ranked 99 on the FIFA world rankings list, up from 102 registered during the last reporting period on the same list.Last June, the Palestinian national team beat Singapore 4-0 and Yemen 3-0 at the end of the secon…
Yazan Jaber of Palestine wins gold medal in finals Asian Championship MMA
Palestinian athlete Yazan Jaber has won the gold medal in finals GAMMA Asian MMA Championships 2021 held in Cholpon Ata, Kyrgyzstan.Jaber qualified in the first round and defeated his Indian counterpart in the final, as well as his Kazakhstani counterp…
Bethlehem, Athens renew twinning agreement between the two cities
The Mayor of Bethlehem, Anton Salman, and the Mayor of Athens, Kostas Bakoyannis, signed today an agreement renewing the twinning and partnership between the two cities.The agreement, which was signed in Athens City Hall, included cooperation in the cu…
Palestinian judoka player Wissam Abu Rmilah eliminated very early from the Tokyo Olympics
Palestinian judoka player Wissam Abu Rmilah today lost to the German Dominic Ressel in the 32nd round of qualifiers for the men under 81 kg and was therefore eliminated from the Tokyo Olympics very early in the contest.Abu Rmilah’s loss came by knockou…
Algerian judoka withdraws from Tokyo Olympics to avoid possible match with Israeli player
Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine announced yesterday his withdrawal from the Tokyo Olympics to avoid a possible match with Israeli judoka Tohar Butbul in the second round.At the 2019 world championships, also in Tokyo, Nourine withdrew for the same reason…
President of FC Barcelona in a letter: FC Barcelona has not confirmed any preseason match in Jerusalem
President of FC Barcelona Joan Laport said the club Barcelona has not publicly released any official statements through its official channels confirming the holding of a friendly football match against the Israeli team Beitar in Jerusalem over the summ…