Source: Al-Watan (KSA) Saudi newspaper Al-Watan had a half-page special on Bahdari today. He joined newly promoted Hajer this season in the Zain Saudi Professional league (background). After three matchdays, Hajer are at 9th place with three points from one…
Perhaps the most frustrating part of being a fan of Palestine is having to put up with the inept PFA and their disorganization. Granted, most fans across the world have nothing but hate for their Football Associations regardless of how…
The Palestinian Authority is at the UN filing for full membership as rallies and demonstrations are being held in the West Bank. As I mentioned on twitter (just plugging @FutbolPalestine,follow us!), I believe our FIFA membership does us more good…
Three games, three wins, 10 goals. Al-Am’ary started their defence of the WBPL league with aplomb. But less than a month into the season, cracks are beginning to appear and they have very little with Al-Am’ary’s performance on the pitch.…
Friend of the blog, and creator of the very well maintained ‘Palestine national football team’ Facebook page Amin Ziad got in touch with Palestine and FC Issy forward Mohammed Shatrit. France-based Shatrit, who was part of the AFC Challenge Cup…
With the first two weeks of WBPL action in the books let’s take a look at the main talking points so far: Status quo unchanged: Last season finished with Al-Am’ary and Hilal Al-Quds joint top with Dhahrieh and Balata rounding…
Abdel-Latif Bahdari is one of the several success stories Palestinian football has seen in the past few years. From modest beginnings with Khadmat Rafah in Gaza, his breakthrough came in a loan move to Hilal Areeha(Jericho). The center back was…
The first games of the Third Round, sans Palestine, kicked off last week. We’ll be covering qualifying until the last matchday with observations on how the landscape of Asian Football is changing. What We Learned: 1. Stability pays off: The…
A fourth season of uninterrupted league football begins in the West Bank tomorrow with the start of the West Bank Premier League. The league has undergone some transformations with each passing season. In 2008, 22 teams played each other once…
