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![Cameroon's team arrives in Qatar ahead of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup [Handout via Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/Cameroon-U-17-team-arrival-1794484183.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Palestinian footballer Mahmoud Abdel-Malek was killed in an Israeli attack on Tuesday, less than a week after playing in the Thousand Martyrs Cup, a tournament honouring athletes and sports officials killed in three years of genocidal war. [Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/image-1794429857.jpg?resize=770%2C433&quality=80)
Kylian Mbappe left the pitch during France’s game in September but has been playing regularly for Real Madrid.
Rui Pinto is ‘in talks’ with UK authorities to help uncover more crime in exchange for police protection, reports say.
Mahmoud Abdel-Malek, a 20-year-old goalkeeper for Gaza Sports Club, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza City.
Iraq has barred Iran’s national football team from landing in Basra due to US sanctions on Iranian airlines.
Decision by the Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority reportedly related to US sanctions imposed on Iranian airlines.
WAFCON winners Cameroon dominate women’s list after heroics from Monique Ngock, Michaely Bihina and Marie Ngah Manga.
Fermin Lopez brace has Barcelona come from behind to win 2-1 at Atletico Madrid to go three points clear in La Liga.
Michael Carrick’s team continue forgettable season with last-gasp draw at Old Trafford in front of angry home fans.
Kozo Tashima believes he has a ’20 to 30 percent’ chance of winning the FIFA presidency election against Infantino.
![FC Barcelona's Fermin Lopez celebrates scoring their first goal [Susana Vera/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/2026-11-08T204848Z_1693770583_UP1EMB81LTCDZ_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-SPAIN-ATM-BAR-1794171000.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Barcelona's Fermin Lopez celebrates scoring their second goal with Gerard Martin [Susana Vera/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/2026-11-08T213139Z_1638983397_UP1EMB81NSQF0_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-SPAIN-ATM-BAR-1794173605.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)