Russia will face Iran in first match outside of old Soviet Union borders since UEFA expulsion
MATT BARLOW: The Russians, banned by UEFA from competing in Euro 2024, are set for the friendly in the Iranian capital before facing Iraq at home,...
Uzbekistan 2023 in Numbers
Tashkent: After three weeks of non-stop action, it was the hosts Uzbekistan who were crowned AFC U20 Asian Cup™ champions following a narrow 1-0...
Stars set for international duty
Five first team players currently away with their respective nations
Fox, Thompson, Brown, Smallbone and Celina face Euro 2024 qualifiers
Four...
Vote for your Best Goal from Uzbekistan 2023
Tashkent: The AFC U20 Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2023 drew to a conclusion with hosts Uzbekistan clinching their maiden title on home soil after a...
Khaydarov predicts bright future for Uzbekistan's young heroes
Tashkent: Ravshan Khaydarov has predicted a bright future for his team after leading Uzbekistan to a 1-0 victory over Iraq in the final of the AFC...
Shaikh Salman hails Uzbekistan for historic AFC U20 Asian Cup™ triumph
Tashkent: AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has congratulated Uzbekistan on claiming their first-ever AFC U20 Asian Cup™ title...
Mohammed challenges Iraq players to shine in World Cup
Tashkent: Iraq head coach Emad Mohammed is hoping his players can learn from their mistakes at the AFC U20 Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2023 and improve...
Uzbekistan win first-ever AFC U20 Asian Cup™ title
Tashkent: As a crowd of almost 34,000 watched on, captain Umarali Rahmonaliev scored the all-important goal from a penalty in the second half to...
GARY HAS ACE ALI’S BACKING
Dons and Iraq forward on controversy By Dave Flett LISTEN UP: AFC Wimbledon striker Ali Al-Hamadi and, below, Match of […]
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Army vet suffered trauma after Iraq tank ordeal
AN army veteran has told how he was left with post-traumatic stress disorder after he was almost hit by a tank preparing to invade Iraq.
Retired...
Uzbekistan edge Iraq to lift title
Tashkent: Umarali Rahmonaliyev struck from the penalty spot as Uzbekistan defeated Iraq 1-0 in the final of the AFC U20 Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2023...
Preview - Final: Uzbekistan v Iraq
Tashkent: Uzbekistan head coach Ravshan Khaydarov will make a late decision on whether to include striker Polutkhoja Kholdorkonov in his starting...
Partisan fans not an issue for Talib, Rahmonaliyev calls for focus
Tashkent: Defender Adam Talib will look to lead by example and shut out the fevered atmosphere at Bunyodkor Stadium on Saturday as Iraq take on...
Mohammed yearning for more than just glory for Iraq
Tashkent: Emad Mohammed will have the chance to relive past glories when his Iraq side take on Uzbekistan in the AFC U20 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2023...
Road to Final: Iraq
Tashkent: Iraq will appear in their first AFC U20 Asian Cup™ final since emerging runners-up in 2012.
Iraq's Mohammed revels in final qualification, Togashi laments Japan's shortcomings
Tashkent: Head coach Emad Mohammed expressed his delight with the congratulatory message from Iraq Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani after...
Iraq's Jasim remains humble after his display impresses Togashi
Tashkent: Iraq winger Ali Jasim remained humble even as his man-of-the-match display helped his team reach the AFC U20 Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2023...
Football legend Terry Butcher pays tribute to the Queen as one million people plant trees in Her Majesty’s name
FOOTBALL legend Terry Butcher joined one MILLION people from around Britain to pay tribute to the late Queen by planting a tree.
Ex-England skipper...
S-final: Iraq defeat Japan on penalties to advance
Tashkent: Iraq reached the final of the AFC U20 Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2023 with a 5-3 penalty shootout victory against Japan after the two sides...
Preview - SF: Iraq v Japan
Tashkent: Iraq head coach Emad Mohammed recalled his personal success against Japan in the 2000 edition of the AFC U20 Asian Cup™ to motivate his...
Yamane lays out career aspirations, Raad excited for last four clash
Tashkent: Japan midfielder Riku Yamane believes beating Iraq in the semi-finals and then winning the AFC U20 Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2023 title could...
In-form striker called up for international fixture
Ali Al-Hamadi has been called up by the Iraqi national team for their upcoming friendly against Russia on Sunday 26 March.
Mohammed revels in repeating Iraq success
Tashkent: Iraq head coach Emad Mohammed compared his joy with reaching the FIFA U20 World Cup Indonesia 2023 with the feeling he experienced when...
This is the best goal of my career, says Iraq’s Jasim
Tashkent: Iraq winger Ali Jasim described his winning goal in added time of the AFC U20 Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2023 quarter-finals against Islamic...
Q-final: Jasim strikes late as Iraq edge IR Iran
Tashkent: Iraq became the first team to book their place in the AFC U20 Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2023 semi-finals with a late 1-0 victory against...
Kor relishing Iraq test, Qasim hopes to lead by example
Tashkent: Islamic Republic of Iran defender Milad Kor is relishing the opportunity to face neighbours Iraq in what he described as a special match...
Preview - QF: IR Iran v Iraq
Tashkent: Iraq head coach Emad Mohammed and his Iranian counterpart Abdolsamad Marfavi spoke of mutual respect for the footballing traditions of...
Abdulkareem determined to keep powering Iraq
Tashkent: Victory may have eluded Iraq in their final AFC U20 Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2023 Group A match but that did little to prick Hayder...
Mohammed confident Iraq ready for the next level
Tashkent: Iraq head coach Emad Mohammed was in a joyful mood after his side squeezed into the AFC U20 Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2023 quarter-finals...
Group A: Late Syria leveller fails to stop Iraq
Tashkent: Iraq booked their place in the AFC U20 Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2023 quarter-finals with a 1-1 draw against neighbours Syria in Group A on...
Preview - Group A: Iraq v Syria
Tashkent: Iraq head coach Emad Mohammed is eyeing gradual elimination of mistakes from his players’ game as they take on neighbours Syria in a...
Match emotions led to Rahmatullayev's red, says Khaydarov
Tashkent: Uzbekistan head coach Ravshan Khaydarov believes emotions got the better of some of his players even as they emerged 1-0 victors in a...
Group A: Uzbekistan defeat Iraq to close in on last eight spot
Tashkent: Ten-man Uzbekistan edged closer to a place in the AFC U20 Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2023 quarter-finals with a gritty 1-0 victory over Iraq...
Preview - Group A: Iraq v Uzbekistan
Tashkent: AFC U20 Asian Cup™ 2023 hosts Uzbekistan go into their second match of Group A against Iraq with a chance of becoming the first team to...
Preview - Group A: Syria v Indonesia
Tashkent: Indonesia head coach Shin Tae-yong will look to keep his players’ spirits high in the lead-up to their AFC U20 Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2023...
Loss to Iraq perplexes Indonesia's Shin
Tashkent: Indonesia head coach Shin Tae-yong was left to rue his players’ inability to turn their one-man advantage into a positive result after...
Defeat to Iraq perplexes Indonesia's Shin
Tashkent: Indonesia head coach Shin Tae-yong was left to rue his players’ inability to turn their one-man advantage into a positive result after...
Group A: Iraq power past Indonesia
Tashkent: Ten-man Iraq made a winning start to the AFC U20 Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2023 on Wednesday as Emad Mohammed’s side handed Indonesia a 2-0...
Preview - Group A: Indonesia v Iraq
Tashkent: Iraq coach Emad Mohammed has set his sights on securing victory over Indonesia in their Group A opener at the AFC U20 Asian Cup™...
Margate bring in Yaser Kasim
Former Brighton, Luton and Swindon midfielder- and Iraq international- is new at Hartsdown Park
The Women's team host an Iraqi delegation
Hosted by the FFF throughout the week, a delegation of around 30 Iraqi footballers were invited by Paris Saint-Germain to visit the Camp des Loges...
#AskAli: Lift off in Iraq to touching down as a Don
Ali Al-Hamadi has fielded plenty of questions from our supporters – ranging from what he has to eat on a matchday to who he’d marry out of his...
Iraq star Ayman Hussein signs for Al Jazira
Abu Dhabi: Iraq national team forward Ayman Hussein has joined UAE Pro League side Al Jazira Club.
Woman ‘kidnapped, drugged & strangled to death by her own DAD’ after row in horror killing
A WOMAN was kidnapped, drugged and strangled to death by her own father as he wanted to “wash away the shame”.
Taiba Alali was reportedly abducted...
Dad who strangled daughter to death told police he killed her to 'wash away the shame'
Taiba Alali fled her homeland in 2017 to start a new life in Turkey and had planned to wed her Syrian-born boyfriend. But when she returned to...
Former Swindon Town and Northampton Town midfielder leaves Gloucester City after one game to take up coaching role
Iraqi international midfielder Yaser Kasim has left Gloucester City after one game having been offered a chance to go into full time coaching.
Wednesday Freedom Kicks: Rooney was never going to Everton, Klich has his visa, and more
Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty ImagesDid anyone else indulge themselves in a 24-hour race? Happy February, folks. This is the month in which MLS...
Casas hails Iraq's fortitude after epic final
Basra: Head coach Jesus Casas lauded his Iraq players for their mental strength and determination after lifting the 2023 Gulf Cup on Thursday.
Iraq edge Oman to lift title
Basra: Iraq won the 25th Gulf Cup title on home soil after defeating Oman 3-2 after extra time in a thrilling final at the Basra International...
Traffic chaos as crowds storm Wilmslow Road after Iraq football victory
Officers from Greater Manchester Police were also on the scene to help manage the crowds
At least two dead following stadium stampede in Iraq
A stampede has killed at least two people and injured dozens at a stadium in southern Iraq.
Stampede outside stadium in Iraq kills 2
A stampede outside a stadium in southern Iraq killed at least two people and injured dozens on Thursday, a health official said.
Two killed and dozens hurt in stampede outside stadium ahead of Gulf Cup final
Two people have been killed and dozens hurt in a stampede outside a football stadium in southern Iraq, a health official said.
Horror stampede at football stadium kills one and injures 60 ahead of cup final
A horror stampede in Iraq as fans flocked to the Arabian Gulf Cup final ha skilled one spectator, while 60 more fans have been injured, according...
'Calm and humble' - the inside story of Ameen Al-Dakhil's rise from Iraq to Burnley
Defender became Burnley's first signing of the January transfer window last week
At least one dead and dozens more injured after stampede outside Iraqi football stadium
Thousands of fans without tickets had gathered outside the stadium in Iraq's main southern city of Basra since dawn in the hope of watching the...
One dead and 60 injured in horror football stampede as video shows thousands of fans heading to Arabian Gulf Cup final
AT least one person has died and 60 have been injured after a reported stampede at a football stadium in Iraq.
The hosts, Iraq, were due to face...
Football game to be held in memory of Iraq War redcap Simon Miller
A man who lost his younger brother in the Iraq war will hold a football match to mark 20 years since his death.
Fund to stage football game to honour murdered Washington Red Cap Simon Miller smashes target in just three days
A fund set up to honour the memory of a Wearside soldier murdered in Iraq has smashed its target.
Your Thursday Kickoff: Kévin Cabral and Gyasi Zardes could be on the move
DC United sign Iraq international defender Jeahze
D.C. United have signed Iraq national team defender Mohanad Jeahze from Swedish top-flight side...
D.C. United sign Iraq National Team defender Mohanad Jeahze from Hammarby IF
D.C. United have signed Iraq National Team defender Mohanad Jeahze from Swedish first division team Hammarby IF.
DC United sign Iraq international defender Mohanad Jeahze
TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Signing
D.C. United have signed Iraq national team defender Mohanad Jeahze from Swedish top-flight side Hammarby IF, the...
Hajime Moriyasu: The mastermind behind Japan's win over Germany - known for his love of suits
Hajime Moriyasu, 54 - renowned for being one of the smartest men in world football had a point to prove in Doha, after his team lost to Iraq there...
This is why Costa Rica cancelled Iraq friendly as Sunderland's Jewison Bennette waits to make impact
Costa Rica’s World Cup preparations have been hit after a passport issue caused a friendly with Iraq to be cancelled.
Costa Rica forced to CANCEL World Cup warm-up friendly with Iraq
The Costa Rican delegation were en route to Thursday's match in Basra by bus from their training base in Kuwait. But an agreement not to stamp...
Costa Rica skips Iraq friendly over passport issue
Costa Rica cancelled its World Cup warmup against Iraq due to an issue with the passports stamps at the border between Kuwait and Iraq.
Preview: Iraq vs. Costa Rica - prediction, team news, lineups
Sports Mole previews Thursday's International Friendlies clash between Iraq and Costa Rica, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.