A Botola Pro fixture has turned into a riot zone, first with a beautiful pyro show, later on with a mass brawl between Raja fans and policemen. The next day, Moroccan football fans recieved the news that their biggest star, Hakim Ziyech, will kick the ball in London next season. Uri with a Moroccan version of the Middle Eastern column.
The African continent is preparing for the best ever CAF Champions League knockout, and the Egyptian, Moroccan and Tunisian teams are all for the big prize. Can one of the MENA representative go all the way?
The weekly column that explores football in the most intense region of them all, with stories from Jerusalem, the Gulf and the winter transfer window.
Iran and the AFC home venues saga, history in the Palestinian national team and the sad story of football in Lebanon. The past week was full of stories in the Middle Eastern football universe. Uri has picked three major of them.
After half a season, Sivasspor and Rıza Çalımbay are leading the Turkish Süper Lig. Is it possible that a manager who never won a title in his career, will lead Sivasspor to a sensational title?
