SFG Player of the Week: Ahmed Yasser
By Tom Danicek On the surface, José Daniel Carreño’s debut on the Qatari bench was anything but remarkable. In the heart of a very experimental line-up, you could find a [...]
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Qatar Series: Aspire Academy
Part one of Sandals for Goalposts’ look at the increasing impact of Qatar, not just continentally but on the larger worldwide footballing landscape. Martin Lowe initially [...]
U-20 World Cup 2015 Preview: Senegal
Jimmy Aidoo continues his series of previews on the African teams at the U-20 World Cup in New Zealand, profiling Les Lionceaux of Senegal. SENEGAL – CAF runners-up In [...]
How to (not) replace an iconic striker: the Uzbek and Qatari way
By Tom Danicek On the contemporary Asian football scene, there exists almost unequivocal consensus about whether to count on one striker or a pair of them. The former option [...]
Asia’s Rising Stars: Abdelkarim Hassan
Words by Tom Danicek Name: Abdelkarim Hassan Club: Al Sadd Age: 21 Position: Left back In the aftermath of that shameful Qatari bow out from the 2015 Asian Cup, you could [...]
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