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Qatar

Foreign laborers working on the construction site of the al-Wakrah football stadium. (AFP)

Qatar 'running out of time' to curb labour abuses: Amnesty

Egypt

Egyptian representatives wave their national flag as they celebrate the Confederation of African Football (CAF) executive committee's decision to choose Egypt to host the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. (AFP)

Egypt to host African Cup of Nations

Morocco

A member of "The Pirates" American football team takes part in a training session in the Moroccan capital Rabat. (AFP)

In Morocco, American football isn't a men-only affair

athletes

An Iraqi coach helps a disabled youth during a training session at a gym in the capital Baghdad on June 30, 2018. (AFP)

Iraqi athletes prepare for 2019 Special Olympics

sports

Germany’s midfielder Mesut Ozil reacts at the end of the Russia 2018 World Cup Group F football match between South Korea and Germany, on June 27. (AFP)

World Cup is over but not the row over Turkish-German football star

world cup

Adil Rami (L) and Olivier Giroud celebrate victory after France’s game against Peru, on June 21. (Reuters)

Arab teams’ performance in World Cup disappointing, Morocco maybe an exception

world cup

Egypt’s national team goalkeeper Essam El-Hadary, also known as Al-Sad Al-Aaly, arrives for a training session, on June 11. (AFP)

For Egypt’s new breed of footballers, everything’s in a nickname

Mahmud el-Shafey

world cup

Egyptian fans watch the World Cup 2018 match between Egypt and Uruguay at a cafe in Cairo. (Reuters)

Egypt forces Qatar’s beIN to back down on World Cup games

Mohamed Salah

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah (R) goes past FC Porto's Jose Sa before scoring the team's second goal, on February 14.(Reuters)

Mohamed Salah, a football player with impact beyond stadiums

Mahmud el-Shafey