by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | May 7, 2012 | Sports
Arabian Business has compiled a list of the highest paid Middle East sports stars with Lebanese’s football star Roda Antar ranking second (once you exclude the non-Arabs): In 2011, Roda was paid a cool US$3 million as part of his contract with the Chinese club...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Apr 16, 2012 | Looks Like Beirut
London, United Kingdom The London Evening Standard sits down with a successful middle-aged Arsenal fan, who was known as a football hooligan in the 80s, on what brings about these deep emotions: ‘I still fight at football,’ says Peter, 43, in hushed tones in a...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Mar 19, 2012 | Sports
It is unclear why Bob Bradley, head coach of the Egyptian national football team (aka The Pharaohs), decided to camp his team in Khartoum rather than Beirut: Egypt boss Bob Bradley has decided to change the location of this month’s camp from Lebanon to Sudan, where...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jul 18, 2011 | Sports
Lebanon’s football team were significantly overpowered by the UAE in last night’s friendly in Abu Dhabi, losing 7-2 with the UAE’s Ahmed Khalil shining high: Ahmed Khalil has found his form, and with qualifying for the 2014 World Cup beginning this...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Apr 4, 2011 | Sports
Lebanon will be taking on Malaysia in the second round of the 2012 London Olympics men’s football qualifying tournament for Asia, with the Malaysians feeling slightly uneasy with their match-up: “We have to play against one of the heavyweights (seeded teams) and...