Iraqi player loses leg in Baghdad bomb blast: AFC

Iraqi first division player Ahmed Naser lost one of his legs during a suicide bomb attack in Baghdad on Monday, the Asian Football Confederation reported on its web site on Wednesday. Naser, who......

Iraq threatened with expulsion by FIFA

Iraq faces being kicked out of world soccer after its football association was disbanded, the sport's governing body FIFA said on Tuesday. "FIFA has learnt that the Iraqi Olympic Committee......

Iraqi coach finally captain of his own ship

Tyrants and foreigners come and go in Iraqi soccer but Adnan Hamad, the new national coach for the fourth time in four years, is one steady hand.This time around, after his war-weary Olympic side......

Iraqi team rise from ashes of war

Against a backdrop of spiralling conflict and political uncertainty, Iraq's footballers have brought a ray of light to the war-torn country.The Iraq under-23 team have qualified for August's Athens......

FIFA bans Iraq after government interference

Football's governing body FIFA has suspended the Iraqi Football Association (IFA) "because of government interference". "In accordance with FIFA statutes, the clubs and representative teams of......