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Man Utd Held by Ipswich in Amorim’s First Match in Charge

This is Beirut, 24/11 21:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Football Premier League Manchester United Liverpool

Ruben Amorim was given a stark illustration of the size of his task at Manchester United after his uninspiring team were held 1-1 by struggling Ipswich in his first match in charge on Sunday. The former Sporting Lisbon boss -- the latest man tasked with restoring the club to the top of English football -- spoke before kick-off about the need to ...

Footballer Hussein Haroun Hassan, New Victim of the War

Makram Haddad, 24/11 11:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Football War Lebanon Tragedy Hussein Haroun Hassan

On Saturday, Hussein Haroun Hassan, who was part of the promising young talents of the club, was killed while helping in a humanitarian mission in the south. The Israeli airstrike that hit the Hoch region in the south took his life while he was part of a rescue group from “Hayaa el Sohiyya” tasked with transporting the wounded ...

Spurs Thrash Man City 4-0 to End 52-Match Unbeaten Home Run

This is Beirut, 24/11 01:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Football Premier League Manchester City

Pep Guardiola conceded Manchester City are in uncharted territory after a 4-0 thrashing by Tottenham inflicted a fifth consecutive defeat on the English champions and ended a 52-game unbeaten home run. James Maddison struck twice in seven first-half minutes before Pedro Porro rubbed salt in the wounds of his former club and Brennan Johnson ...

Football: High-Flying Chelsea See Off Leicester

This Is Beirut, 23/11 17:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Football Premier League Chelsea

Chelsea survived a late Leicester rally to win 2-1 on Enzo Maresca's return to the King Power Stadium on Saturday, moving just a point behind second-placed Manchester City in the Premier League. The visitors, finding their groove after the international break, hogged the ball from the kick-off and Nicolas Jackson gave them a deserved early ...

Celine Haidar: A Dream Shattered, Life in Suspense

Makram Haddad, 21/11 23:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Football Tragedy Celine Haidar

On November 16, while walking through the Chiyah neighborhood in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Celine Haidar was struck on the head by debris from an Israeli airstrike. The young woman, who suffered a severe head trauma, was rushed to a hospital in Hadath before being transferred to Saint George's Hospital, where a first surgery was successfully ...

Football: Lebanon's Epic Victory in Myanmar

Makram Haddad, 19/11 19:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Lebanon Football Friendly game Myanmar

Despite an extremely unfavorable context, marked by a deadly war ravaging the country, the Lebanese national football team secured an impressive 3-2 victory on Tuesday against Myanmar in an international friendly match played at the Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon. This success is part of the Cedars' preparation for the continuation of the 2027 AFC ...

Football: Wahid Fattal Injured During the Israeli Strike in Zokak el-Blat

Makram Haddad, 18/11 21:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Football Lebanon Wahid Fattal Injury

Barely 48 hours after the tragic injury of Celine Haidar, another pillar of Lebanese football has been struck by the violence of the bombings. Wahid Fattal, one of the most emblematic figures in Lebanese football, was injured on Monday evening during the latest Israeli strike on the Zokak el-Blat neighborhood in Beirut. This central area of the ...

Football: Lebanon Concludes Its International Break With a Friendly Match Against Myanmar

Makram Haddad, 18/11 18:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Football Friendly match Myanmar

As Lebanon goes through a tragic period of deadly war, the national football team is finishing its international break with a final friendly match against Myanmar this Tuesday at 12:30 PM (Beirut time). Difficult Context, but Crucial Preparation This match, which will take place at Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon, in a 50,000-seat stadium, marks the ...

Footballer Celine Haidar Remains in Critical Condition Following Israeli Strike

Hala Abdallah, 17/11 20:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Football Celine Haidar Lebanon Coma

Lebanon's national football player, Celine Haidar, underwent successful head surgery on Saturday. However, she remains in a coma in the intensive care unit at Roum Hospital in Ashrafiyeh. Haidar was injured on Saturday morning in an Israeli airstrike that targeted the Chiyah area in southern Beirut. In an interview with This is Beirut, the ...

Netherlands Into Nations League Quarter-Finals as Germany Hit Seven

This is Beirut, 17/11 09:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Football Germany

Netherlands outclassed Hungary with a 4-0 victory in their winner-takes-all Nations League encounter on Saturday while Germany hammered Bosnia and Hercegovina 7-0. Netherlands and Hungary went into the match tied on five points each and with the winner set to join Germany in ensuring their progress from Group A3 to the quarter-finals. First-half ...

Italy's Donnarumma Thankful for Mbappe Absence in France Showdown

This is Beirut, 16/11 20:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Football Italie Kylian Mbappé

Gianluigi Donnarumma said Saturday that he was grateful Italy wouldn't have to face his former Paris Saint-Germain teammate Kylian Mbappe in their final Nations League group match with France. Mbappe was surprisingly dropped for France's fixtures in November after an underwhelming start to life at Real Madrid this season, with Les Bleus coach ...

Football: Lebanese National Team Player Celine Haidar Injured in Israeli Strike

Hala Abdallah, 16/11 17:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Football Lebanon War

Lebanon’s national football team player Celine Haidar was reportedly injured on Saturday morning after an Israeli airstrike targeted the Chiyah area in southern Beirut. Haidar sustained a head injury from shrapnel and was rushed to Saint George Hospital in Hadath, where she remains in critical condition. As of the time of writing, the hospital ...

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