Top 10 Moments of 2014

What a year it was for Palestinian Football! Check out our Top 10 list below…. 10. Abed Jaber Emerges  This time last year everyone was fretting about the left back position. The intermittent availability of Alexis Norambuena meant that Palestine…

Palestine Squad Analysis

A Possible Starting XI?  In a word, Palestine 2015 AFC Asian Cup squad announcement was a disappointment. The moment the final whistle blew in Malé we were left salivating at the prospect of finally having our best players together, on…

2015 Asian Cup Roster Finalized

Palestinian Talisman: Ashraf Nu’man Ahmed El-Hassan and the Palestine Football Association have announced the finalized list of players who will take part in Al-Fida’i’s inaugural Asian Cup campaign. Palestine’s initial roster of 27 was trimmed down to 23 players with…

Rapid Reaction: China 0:0 Palestine (Friendly)

Palestine were bland offensively, much like their uniforms.  Palestine Starting XI (4-2-3-1): Saleh (C); Al-Battat, Harbi, Bahdari, Jaber; Ihbeisheh, Salhe, Ismail, Abuhabib; Amour, Eid.  Substitutes: Ismail Amour Ahmed Maher // Jaka Ihbeisheh Husam Abu Saleh  // Mahmoud Eid Khaled Salem // Abdelhamid…

Preview: China vs. Palestine (Friendly)

What: International Friendly  Where: Chenzhou, Palestine  When: December 21, 2014 Kickoff: 1130 GMT  TV: BeIn Sports 9  Stream:  Full squad and preview after the jump…. GK: Ramzi Saleh (unattached), Toufic Ali (Wadi Al-Nes), Rami Hammadeh (Khader FC)  DF: Raed Fares,…

Sameh Mar’aba Freed!

Sameh (L) being welcomed by his brother  The Israeli Defense Forces have freed national team and Islami Qalqilya forward Sameh Mar’aba eight months after illegally detaining him. The promising young player was released from military detention just north of Nablus…