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This week saw sports and politics intertwine as missiles flew over an AFC Champions League football match in Iran.
Football body FIFA has deferred its decision again on calling to suspend Israel and Israeli teams from its competitions.
All football matches in Lebanon have been suspended amid Israel's brutal attack as calls mount on FIFA to sanction Israel.
Moroccan Galatasaray player Hakim Ziyech criticised his home country’s maintenance of ties with Israel amid the war on Gaza, in now-deleted Instagram posts
Champions League winners Real Madrid will play in the final of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup in Qatar on 18 December.
Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur has revealed she will be stepping away from the rest of the 2024 WTA season due to a shoulder injury.
The entire board of Kuwait's football governing body has resigned after fans were left in sweltering temperatures for hours during a match against Iraq
Saudi international striker Fahad al-Muwallad has been hospitalised after falling from the balcony of his residence in Dubai
MENA Sports Wrap: Saudi-based Cristiano Ronaldo made history this week with 1 billion followers, while history was also made in Iraq during a clash with Kuwait.
Following the match, Iraq's head coach, Jesús Casas, expressed his disappointment with the red card decision, calling it harsh.