Ismaily's international midfielder Amr El-Sulaya was handed a one-week trial at the Liga Segunda Division side Villarreal, the Egyptian club announced on Thursday.
According to Ismaily's official website, the club's president Mahmoud Abul Seoud accepted the offer.
El-Sulaya will travel to Spain (...)
Barcelona will try every trick in the book to overturn a 4-0 first-leg deficit against Bayern Munich in their Champions League semi-final return leg on Wednesday, honorary Bayern president Franz Beckenbauer warned on Monday.
Bayern crushed the Spaniards last week in a surprisingly one-sided (...)
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi, who has been struggling with a hamstring strain, is likely to face Bayern Munich in Tuesday's Champions League tie but his participation will be decided after a final training session, the Catalans said on Monday.
"I wouldn't like to venture a definitive answer, but (...)
English clubs need to give homegrown players more of a chance because a sanitised approach to youth football is failing to prepare the next generation for first team action, according to Gary Neville
Neville, part of a golden era of United youth products, said promising youngsters seemed to be (...)
Only five days after completing a loan move from Ajax to Celta Vigo in March 2003, Egyptian wonderkid Mido netted a memorable goal for his new club.
The then-20-year-old had already made history by becoming the first Egyptian to make an appearance in La Liga versus Athletic Bilbao, 19 minutes (...)
Hindus have welcomed Spain's reported return invitation to Sephardic Jews' descendants after over 500 years when they fled due to persecution.
Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, commented that it was a “step in the right direction, although a very late (...)
Etisalat, the UAE's leading telecommunications operator, was a major highlight among global telecom companies at the annual event Mobile World Congress 2013 as it showcased its achievements in building the most advanced telecom infrastructure in the region and worldwide.
Mobile World Congress 2013 (...)
Palestinian Football Association President Jibril Rajoub met with Barcelona President Sandro Rosell on Friday and says there are ''lots of obstacles.''
Rajoub calls it ''a good idea, a dream to become true if the occupation ends.''
Rosell made the proposal Thursday with Israeli President Shimon (...)
At least 14 people have been injured after a suspected gas explosion triggered a huge blaze in a shopping district in Kansas City, Missouri.
Kansas City official Troy Schulte said the authorities did not know if anyone was killed in the fire, which destroyed a restaurant and other businesses.
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Within the coming few days, the Egyptian Public Prosecution will send a delegation to Spain to discuss the issues of restoring the funds smuggled abroad; especially the issue concerns the escaped businessman Hussein Salem. The funds smuggled by Hussein Salem estimated with EGP 20 billion.
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Barcelona forward David Villa has returned to hospital after failing to recover from kidney stones and is out of Saturday's league game at Granada, the La Liga leaders said on Thursday.
The 31-year-old Spain international, who was first admitted on Monday and released a day later, was still in pain (...)
Barcelona forward David Villa has been released from hospital after treatment for kidney stones and may be fit for Saturday's league game at Granada, the La Liga leaders said on Tuesday.
The 31-year-old Spain international, who was admitted to hospital on Monday, will return to training on (...)
The 31-year-old Spain international will undergo an operation to treat the condition, Barca said in a statement on their website (www.fcbarcelona.es).
Villa is still working his way back from a broken leg he sustained at the Club World Cup in December 2011.
He has scored five goals in 15 league (...)
Modric, 27, left Tottenham Hotspur in August and has started only eight of his new club's 18 La Liga matches and three of six Champions League games.
Alonso, coach Jose Mourinho's preferred choice alongside Germany's Sami Khedira in central midfield, said he himself needed time to adjust when he (...)
Women who walk at least three hours every week are less likely to suffer a stroke than women who walk less or not at all, according to new research from Spain.
"The message for the general population remains similar: regularly engaging in moderate recreational activity is good for your health," (...)
Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak has been treated in a military hospital after slipping and injuring his head, state media say.
Mubarak fell in a prison toilet last Friday, injuring his head and bruising his chest, Mena news agency reported.
Deputy interior minister Gen Mohammed Ibrahim said (...)
Nicolas Almagro of Spain beat Andy Roddick 6-4, 7-5 in the Miami Tennis Cup exhibition final on Sunday.
Roddick, who retired at the U.S. Open, was broken once in each set. He dropped the ninth game of the first set at 30-40 on a netted backhand. Roddick saved a break point in the ninth game of the (...)
The Spain striker clipped a sumptuous free kick into the top corner in the 56th minute at the Nou Camp and smashed home Cristian Tello's unselfish layoff three minutes later as Barca came from behind to win the second leg clash 3-1 to set up a meeting with second-division Cordoba.
Coach Tito (...)
Chelsea could drop Fernando Torres for their Champions League clash against Juventus on Tuesday but manager Roberto Di Matteo said the holders would not be playing for a draw in Turin.
"I always said we have two strikers, Fernando and Daniel Sturridge," the Italian told reporters. "They are both (...)
Bayern Munich played their best game this season to thrash Lille 6-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday with five goals in 33 minutes but the Germans warned they needed to remain grounded as they seek to end a two-year spell without a title.
The Bavarians exploded in the first half, carving out (...)
Barcelona forward and league top scorer Lionel Messi should be available for the leaders' game at home to Celta Vigo on Saturday despite the imminent birth of his first child, coach Tito Vilanova said on Friday.
"In principle he'll be available for the match," Vilanova, who had a stint at Celta as (...)
Manchester City have named former Barcelona technical director Txiki Begiristain as director of football in a restructuring aimed at making the Premier League champions world leaders in recruiting and developing players.
The former Spain international, who held a similar position at Barca for seven (...)
"I am really happy. Liverpool are one of the biggest clubs in the world and this is the right place for me...This is one of the best days of my life," the 18-year-old attacking midfielder said on the club website (www.liverpoolfc.com).
Suso, a Spain Under-19 international, has cemented a place in (...)
European stock markets pushed higher in early trading on Monday on reports that Spain could be making some progress toward a bailout plan.
Media reports said Spain is mulling a request for a credit line, which would help pave the way for the European Central Bank to buy bonds. The Stoxx Europe 600 (...)
U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, as several major companies reported strong earnings and as reports indicated that Spain is mulling a request for a line of credit from the European Union.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +0.72% rose 63 points, or 0.5%, to 13,488 in early trading, with 26 of its 30 (...)