-        Next game will determine which team to move to semi-finals -        Owner of the second goal, Matiello Federico, wins Most Valuable Player of the game The Italian ambassadors to the Al Kass International Cup U-17 recovered brightly with two goals to one by Aspire Qatar, after a bitter...

Football being a contact sport, there is always the risk of injuries. A physiotherapist’s job is to make the injured player ready for competition as early as possible. Leonardo Pellegrin, the physio with the Juventus Under-17 team, said right diagnosis was very important to determine the course of...

CROWD turnout for any event in Qatar has always been an area of concern and the ongoing Al Kass International Cup for youth is no exception. After a good turnout on the opening day, the tournament organisers are expecting more people to come, especially towards the weekends. “This tournament is a...

The UAE’s Al Jazira lost their second match in a row, this time to Japan’s Kashima Antlers, who posted their second consecutive win in as many days. Jazira played the 4-2-3-1 formation, but continued to make the mistake of orchestrating their moves through the middle. They left huge gaps in their...

Barcelona started their Al Kass International Cup U-17 campaign in good style recording a 3-0 win over Al Ahly. The Spanish giants were tested during the match by the Egyptians who only trailed by one goal for the majority of the match. Late strikes by Muni El Haddadi Mohamed and substitute Joel...

Kashima Antlers have become the first team to book their place in the semi finals of the Al Kass International Cup U-17 following a 3-1 win over Al Jazira. Goals to Takahiro Honda, Sho Abe and man of the match Masaki Takada were enough to see off a determined Al Jazira who scored a penalty ...

Brazil has been undergoing great development as the countdown gets closer to the 2014 World Cup. On the sidelines of the significant improvements to the infrastructure, there is an additional factor to the 2014 preparations that is also undergoing development- the Brazilian Vasco da Gama U-17 team....

Munir El Haddadi Mohamed- Orginially Moroccan, Spanish Nationality, born in Barcelona, age 16. As you are orginially Moroccan, how do you feel playing coming back to play for FC Barcelona in a  tournament back on Arab soil? “Marvelous! It’s great coming here and playing in this...

The Kashima Antlers team has a special guest on hand to congratulate them after their 3-1 victory over Al Jazira – Ambassador of Japan to the State of Qatar  H.E. Mr. Kenjiro Monji. Mr. Monji was on hand after the match to present the MVP prize alongside special advisor to the secretary general of...

United Nations Special Advisor on Sport for Development and Peace Wilfried Lemke kicked off a 10-day leadership camp in Doha on Monday for underprivileged youth from nine countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and Palestine. The ‘UNOSDP 2012 Youth Leadership Camp’ serves as a pilot project to empower 30...