The Rant
You knew it was coming. No matter how hard Aboud and I try and keep things professional on this blog, the fan in us makes a yearly appearance to furiously type out a 3000 word diatribe about the state of…
From Palestine: A Day at the Faisal Husseini
Let me start off by saying the national team did its name proud on Thursday. Of course we weren’t happy with the result..far from it. But they went for the win with a fighting spirit we haven’t seen in a…
FP at the Faisal Husseini
Hard at work! Though I had the fun. You have to thank Bassil at home for the excellent play-by-play. I’ll post more videos and pics tomorrow when I have better internetz. What a week.
Rapid Reaction: Palestine 2 : 2 Thailand (2nd Leg WCQ)
Starting XI (4-4-1-1): HIGHLIGHTS. Substitutions: Ali El-Khatib for Fahed Attal (53′) / Eyad Abugharqud for Ashraf Nu’man (65′) / Suleiman Obeid for Ismail Amour (75′) Goals: Murad Alyan (6, 90) Cards: Alyan (15′), Amour (45′) Harbi (sent off 90+3) Recap:…
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Preview: Palestine vs. Thailand (2nd Leg, WCQ)
Vociferous support from the crowd will be needed if Palestine are to overcome Thailand. What: 2nd Round World Cup Qualifier (Return Leg) When: July 28th 2011 Where: Fasial Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram, Palestine Kickoff: 1800 Local, 1500 GMT Streams: Link1…
Against Odds
Relative to us, Thailand is by all means a giant. With a population many times our own, an established professional league and a master tactician pulling the strings, oh, and no occupation, you can see why the bookies have the…
Get to know Hicham Ali
Friend of the blog Amin Ziad, who lives in Sweden, got in touch with Olympic team midfielder Hicham Ali on behalf of Football Palestine. Hicham was a key figure in the Olympic team’s London 2012 campaign. His presence in the…
Rapid Reaction: Thailand 1 : 0 Palestine (1st Leg, WCQ)
Bahdari sacrificed his body but was unable to stop Thailand from taking a 1-0 lead in the 18th minuteStarting XI (4-5-1): Subs: Houssam Wadi 46′ for Murad Ismail / Ali El-Khatib 55′ for Mohammed Samara / Ashraf Nu’man 90′ for…
Preview: Thailand vs. Palestine (1st Leg, WCQ)
What: 2nd Round AFC World Cup Qualifier (1st Leg) When: 7/23/2011 Kickoff: 1200 GMT (1400 Jerusalem, 1800 Local) Where: I-Mobile Stadium, Buri Ram, Thailand TV: NBT 11 (Thailand) Streams: Link1 Link 2 Past Meetings: None at senior level. Olympic Teams…