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UAE Football
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Adidas FIFA World Cup 2026 Away Kits: Fans React
Adidas has dropped all 25 FIFA World Cup 2026 away kits for partner national teams including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Algeria, and the UAE — and the Trefoil logo is back on World Cup jerseys for the first time in 36 years. Fans online are reacting loudly.
3 Apr 2026
Dubai Biometric Hotel Check-In & Free Football Stream
Smashi TV will exclusively live stream two major Gulf youth football championships for free this December. Plus: Dubai travelers can now skip hotel reception desks entirely with citywide biometric check-in across 820+ hotels and holiday homes.
15 Dec 2025
LaLiga Talent Discovery Programme Launches in UAE
La Liga has selected eight young UAE footballers — four boys and four girls — for exclusive training in Madrid as part of its LaLiga FC Futures talent discovery programme, following open trials for 200 players at the High Performance Centre in Dubai Sports City.
27 Mar 2025
Emaar Named Title Sponsor of the UAE Super Cup
Emaar Properties has been named title sponsor of the UAE Super Cup for four seasons starting 2024/2025, with the competition rebranded as the Emaar Super Cup. The deal was signed at a closed-door ceremony attended by Emaar founder Mohamed Alabbar and UAE Pro League chairman
13 Sep 2024
UAE Beat Qatar 3-1 in AFC World Cup Qualifier
The UAE pulled off a stunning comeback in Doha, beating Qatar 3-1 in the AFC Asian Qualifiers Road to 2026. Goals from Harib Abdalla, Khaled Aldhanhani, and Ali Saleh cancelled out Ibrahim Al Hassan's first-half opener at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium.
6 Sep 2024
UAE Referee Adel Al Naqbi Officiates Paris 2024 Olympics
UAE referee Adel Al Naqbi has been appointed by FIFA to officiate the Dominican Republic vs Spain Group C match at the Paris 2024 Olympics on July 27 at Stade de Bordeaux — a major milestone for Emirati officiating on the world stage.
27 Jul 2024
UAE President Hosts Young Al Ain Fans After AFC Champions League Win
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan hosted two young Al Ain Football Club supporters whose spirited cheering during the 2024 AFC Champions League fixtures went viral on social media, following the club's historic title win.
10 Jun 2024
Al Ain Fans in Tears of Joy After AFC Champions League Win
Joyous fans flooded the streets of Al Ain as the club claimed the AFC Champions League trophy for only the second time in its history, defeating Yokohama F Marinos 5-1 in the second leg for a 6-3 aggregate triumph that ended a 21-year continental drought.
27 May 2024