Earlier this year, Alsaif became the first female fighter from Saudi Arabia to sign with a major global mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion
sports1 day ago
Morocco stunned Brazil 2-1 in a friendly international at Tangier, Morocco, on Saturday as the north African side recorded a first ever win over the five-time world champions.
Midfielder Sofiane Boufal, a former Southampton star, but now playing with Al Rayyan in Qatar, gave Morocco the lead after 29 minutes, scoring with a powerful turn and drive from a pass by Bilal El Khannous.
Brazil skipper Casemiro levelled in the 67th minute when his weak shot was fumbled by goalkeeper Yassine Bounou.
But on-loan Sampdoria midfielder Abdelhamid Sabiri struck the winner with a volley in the 79th minute as Morocco showed that becoming the first Arab or African nation to reach the World Cup semi-finals last year was no fluke.
"I wouldn't say we lacked understanding, it's about putting into practice the ideas of a new coach," said Manchester United's Casemiro.
"I think we played a good game and did everything as far as possible to win."
Only 10 of the 23-man squad that took Brazil to a disappointing quarter-final exit at the World Cup made the trip to Morocco for the game.
The injured Neymar was again missing with his number 10 shirt passing to Real Madrid youngster Rodrygo.
Brazil also had a new manager in the dugout with interim coach Ramon Menezes having replaced Tite who stepped down after the World Cup last-eight exit at the hands of Croatia.
The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) hopes to be able to announce the name of its new coach before the start of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup in September.
According to Brazilian media, the CBF's first choice is Carlo Ancelotti, currently in charge of Real Madrid.
However, he is not expected to make a decision on his future before the end of the European season.
Before kick-off at the Ibn Batouta stadium, both teams paid tribute to Pele, who died last December at the age of 82.
Until Saturday, Morocco had suffered defeats in their only two other meetings with Brazil -- 2-0 in a 1997 friendly and 3-0 in the group stages of the 1998 World Cup in France.
ALSO READ:
Earlier this year, Alsaif became the first female fighter from Saudi Arabia to sign with a major global mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion
sports1 day ago
Opener Jaiswal earned the title of heir-apparent to Kohli as his side's batting figurehead by helping set the mammoth target score of 534
sports2 days ago
Trump International Dubai was named Best Par 3 Course at the 11th annual Awards night while Yas Acres Abu Dhabi was voted World’s Best Nine Hole Course
sports2 days ago
The seventeen-year-old from Dubai Creek Resort was reflecting on his triumph and the positive impact it will have on his future performances
sports2 days ago
Guardiola conceded their defence of the title is realistically over should they lose and fall 11 points behind the Reds
sports2 days ago
Pant has represented Delhi Capitals (DC) for his entire IPL career since 2016, scoring 3,284 runs in 110 matches at an average of 35.31
sports2 days ago
Verstappen also ruled out speculation that he may leave Red Bull, the team which has nurtured his talent and taken him to the top of the sport
sports2 days ago
‘We're thrilled to have such a talented group representing us, driven by pride and passion for their countries and the continent’: Non-playing captain Rishi Narain
sports2 days ago