Tag Archives: Football

  • Football legend Diego Maradona dies aged 60 25 November 2020 This post has no comments yet

    Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60 on Wednesday. Renowned along with Brazil's Pele as one of the greatest footballers of all time, the Argentine World Cup winning captain died of a heart attack. ...

  • Fighting mars Euro-Tibet Cup 2019 celebrations 21 July 2019 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 29 comments

    A group fight between Tibetans from Antwerpen (Belgium) and Paris has left a few Tibetan youths from both sides injured. Police have started an investigation into the matter. ...

  • Yak Boyz from France win Euro-Tibet Cup 2019 19 July 2019 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has no comments yet

    The Yak Boyz United from Paris won the Euro-Tibet Cup 2019, beating Tibet-Züri 3-0 to take away the trophy and the cash prize of €4,000 in the finals played in the Belgian city of Antwerpen. ...

  • Mundgod does it again, lifts GCM cup 2019 10 June 2019 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has one comment

    The Mundgod football team from South India won the Gyalyum Chenmo Memorial Gold Cup, beating Clement Town football team in the penalty shootout. ...

  • Karmapa calls for unity among Tibetans 3 September 2018 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 14 comments

    At the Gyalyum Chenmo Memorial Gold Cup in New York, the Karmapa Lama called for Tibetans to remain united and focus their energy on the Tibetan cause for resolving the Tibetan issue. ...

  • Thai cave boys speak of ‘miracle’ rescue as they leave hospital 19 July 2018 | Jonathan Klein and Thanaporn Promyamyai This post has no comments yet

    Twelve Thai boys and their football coach who were rescued by divers after being trapped in a flooded cave for over two weeks spoke publicly Wednesday of their incredible ordeal. ...

  • France takes Football World Cup with final victory over Croatia 15 July 2018 | Henry Bushnell This post has no comments yet

    Twenty years and three days after the most glorious day in French soccer history, the second-most glorious arrived. France won its second World Cup title in style, beating Croatia 4-2. ...

  • FIFA President Sepp Blatter resigns after corruption scandal 2 June 2015 This post has no comments yet

    Sepp Blatter on Tuesday resigned as president of FIFA in a stunning capitulation to critics as a mounting corruption scandal engulfed world football's governing body. ...

  • Sepp Blatter wins fifth term as FIFA president despite corruption scandal 29 May 2015 This post has no comments yet

    Sepp Blatter won a fifth term as FIFA president on Friday in a dramatic end to an angry campaign dominated by a corruption storm that engulfed the leadership of world football. ...

  • Top FIFA officials arrested on corruption charges 27 May 2015 | Tim Witcher This post has no comments yet

    Swiss police detained several FIFA leaders in a dawn raid Wednesday as part of a twin corruption inquiry that rocked world football's governing body two days before its leader Sepp Blatter seeks a new term. ...