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Mohamed Salah – A legacy of goals, titles and cultural impact

Mohamed Salah will leave Liverpool a legend after nine memorable seasons.
Mohamed Salah will leave Liverpool a legend after nine memorable seasons.

Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah to end glittering Anfield career at end of season

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah announced in a video on his social media accounts that he will be leaving the club at the end of the season.
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah announced in a video on his social media accounts that he will be leaving the club at the end of the season.

Spain v Egypt friendly to go ahead in Barcelona

Israel reopens key Gaza crossing amid new truce push

Palestinians sit in a bus as they get ready to leave Gaza through the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt after it was opened by Israel on Thursday for a limited number of people, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, March 19, 2026. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed      TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Palestinians sit in a bus as they get ready to leave Gaza through the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt after it was opened by Israel on Thursday for a limited number of people, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, March 19, 2026. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed      TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Limited passage resumes at Gaza-Egypt border crossing

A convoy transporting Palestinians heads towards the Rafah border crossing with Egypt after it opens for the first time since the US-Israel war with Iran started, in Khan Yunis on March 19, 2026.
A convoy transporting Palestinians heads towards the Rafah border crossing with Egypt after it opens for the first time since the US-Israel war with Iran started, in Khan Yunis on March 19, 2026.

Spain v Egypt friendly cancelled for organisational reasons, sources say

Iran ‘negotiating’ with FIFA over moving World Cup games to Mexico: Embassy

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup - Trophy on display in Monterrey - Estadio BBVA, Monterrey, Mexico - March 14, 2026 General view of the World Cup trophy on display REUTERS/Daniel Becerril
Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup - Trophy on display in Monterrey - Estadio BBVA, Monterrey, Mexico - March 14, 2026 General view of the World Cup trophy on display REUTERS/Daniel Becerril

AFC has received no notification from Iran on World Cup withdrawal

General secretary of the Asian Football Confederation, Windsor John, attending a press conference regarding an audit of the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, at Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, on  March 16, 2026.
General secretary of the Asian Football Confederation, Windsor John, attending a press conference regarding an audit of the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, at Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, on  March 16, 2026.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, March 16, 2026

An Iranian man stands on a wall of damaged homes following a military strike on the Iranian capital Tehran on March 15, 2026. Iran's Foreign Minister said in an interview published on March 15, that the war pitting his country against the United States and Israel will only end when Tehran can be certain it will not be restarted. On February 28, Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iran, killing its supreme leader Ayatollah and triggering a war that spread across the Middle East. (Photo by Atta KENARE / AFP) /
An Iranian man stands on a wall of damaged homes following a military strike on the Iranian capital Tehran on March 15, 2026. Iran's Foreign Minister said in an interview published on March 15, that the war pitting his country against the United States and Israel will only end when Tehran can be certain it will not be restarted. On February 28, Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iran, killing its supreme leader Ayatollah and triggering a war that spread across the Middle East. (Photo by Atta KENARE / AFP) /

Egypt, Saudi move camps from Qatar and set March 27 friendly in Jeddah

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