CAIRO - Zamalek star Shikabala has backed down on his decision not to play for Egypt and joined the team's camp Sunday night ahead of this week's Nile Basin friendly tournament.
The 24-year-old announced that he doesn't want to play for the national (...)
CAIRO - Al-Ahly coach Abdul-Aziz Abdul-Shafi ‘Zizo' believes that the performance of youngster Rami Hesham ‘Rabiea' was one of the major gains of Tuesday's victory over Harras el-Hodoud.
Ahly came back from a goal down to claim a hard-fought 2-1 (...)
CAIRO: Former Zamalek chairman Mortada Mansour's appeal against the legitimacy of the club's previous elections was accepted by the court of law.
Mansour, who finished second behind current Zamalek chairman Mamdouh Abbas in last summer's (...)
CAIRO: Hull City will once again miss Amr Zaki when they face Stoke City on Saturday as the Egyptian has yet to recover from injury.
Zaki sustained a knee injury in training two weeks ago and manager Iain Dowie has confirmed his unavailability (...)
Security services clashed with members of a popular tribunal established to "try" the ruling National Democratic Party on charges of incompetence and corruption as the tribunal attempted to hold its second session on Thursday. Some tribunal members (...)
FIFA issued a statement regarding the events of the recent World Cup qualifier between Egypt and Algeria, calling for calm ahead of Wednesday's playoff in Sudan.
"FIFA is currently reviewing all of the reports and documentation related to the (...)
CAIRO: Italy youth coach Francesco Rocca is aware of the pressure his side will face when they play against U-20 World Cup hosts Egypt next month.
Rocca highlighted the importance of the fans backing to the Young Pharaohs in the last game of (...)
CAIRO: Egypt have jumped five spots to lie 33rd in the monthly FIFA Ranking for national teams.
The 3-0 World Cup qualifying victory over Rwanda in July helped the African champions gain 25 points, making them the highest-scoring nation in the (...)
CAIRO: Mohamed Abou-Trika has pledged his future with Ahly by signing a four-year extension to his contract with the league champions.
"It is logic that Abou-Trika sees his future with Ahly, football director Hadi Khashaba told Ahly's official (...)
CAIRO: Essam Al-Hadari said he has become the happiest man in the world after he patched things up with Ahly fans, following the recently-concluded Confederations Cup.
Despite conceding eight goals in three games, the 36-year-old enjoyed a fine (...)
FilGoal.com brings you the catchiest quotes in the world of football for July 2007; discover some strange, outspoken, praising and bizarre stories from some of the big names in the game.
The Henry effect
"The exit of Henry to Barcelona is good (...)
Not only was former Ahli and Egypt goalkeeper Ahmed Shobeir successful throughout his playing career, but also gained a high reputation as a TV presenter after his retirement.
Shobeir, the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) vice-president, (...)
Real Madrid have announced that German coach Bernd Schuster is the club's new manager, following the sacking of previous manager Fabio Capello.
Capello, who lead the club to their first league title in four years last season, was inexplicably (...)
Egypt winger Mohamed Abdullah explains how he converted from a fringe player in the Egyptian league into a key member of Turkish side Konyaspor, in an exclusive interview with FilGoal.com.
Abdullah answers FilGoal.com users' questions openly, (...)
Sevilla striker Frederic Kanoute confirmed his stay with the Spanish side, moments after leading the team to the Spanish Copa Del Rey trophy on Saturday.
The former Tottenham and West Ham striker has been linked to a return to the Premiership, (...)
African champions Ahli cruised into a 2-0 victory over Hilal of Sudan in the opening game of the group phase of the CAF Champions League.
Two second half substitutes sealed the win, as the breakthrough came with a wonder strike from Angolan (...)
The Danish Football Association (DBU) appealed against the sanctions imposed by the UEFA disciplinary committee on Denmark after the incidents of violence that occurred during a Euro 2008 qualifier against Sweden.
UEFA has awarded Sweden a 3-0 (...)
France, Italy, Germany, England and Spain have all registered vital wins in the Euro 2008 qualifiers on Wednesday.
In Group B, leaders France maintained their lead with a 1-0 victory over Georgia thanks to a Samir Nasri strike, as a brace from (...)
Brazilian full-back Roberto Carlos is set to join Turkish champions Fenerbahce from Real Madrid after 11 years with the royal club, the Turkish side announced on Wednesday.
Fenerbahce president Murat Ozaydinli said that the Turkish club managed (...)
Spain coach Luis Aragones said that he will step down from his job when his contract expires after the Euro 2008.
Aragones informed the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) that he is not willing to renew his contract after being three years in (...)
Zamalek forward Mostafa Gaafar could be leaving the white club for a club with a huge fan base next season.
An anonymous member of a famous club said that the player's contract includes a minimum fee release clause of EGP 400,000, and that the (...)
FilGoal.com brings you the catchiest quotes in the world of football for May 2007; discover some strange, outspoken, praising and bizarre stories from some of the big names in the game.
The jobless Eriksson:
England sacked Sven Goran Eriksson (...)
Ismailia-Yasser Al-Sherif: Ismaili board requested the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) to assign foreign referees for the team's pre-assumed game with Ahli in case the two teams clashed in the Egyptian Cup semis.
Ismaili will face Haras (...)
Ismaili board will offer winger Omar Gamal a new deal despite having two years remaining on his current contract's expiry.
The Dervishes' board is willing to implement a policy which enables the club to keep key players in Ismailia for long (...)
Zamalek sent a notification to midfielder Moetazbellah Mohamed 'Eno', requesting his presence for an internal investigation on Thursday, general manager Alaa Meklid said on Tuesday.
"An official request for presence was sent to Eno for an (...)