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West Ham Defender Nayef Aguerd Likely Out for Season with Ankle Injury
It’s another tough blow for West Ham and its manager David Moyes: central defender Nayef Aguerd could miss the rest of the season due to an ankle injury.
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Galatasaray Set to Activate Purchase Option for Chelsea's Hakim Ziyech
Hakim Ziyech should continue his career at Galatasaray. The Turkish club would plan to activate the purchase option included in the loan contract of the Moroccan striker from Chelsea.
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Morocco's Coach Regragui Faces Tough Choices for 2026 World Cup Qualifiers
Walid Regragui , coach of the Atlas Lions, has many offensive options for the matches against Zambia and Congo scheduled in June as part of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, which will be co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada, and is spoiled for choice.
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Galatasaray Secures Permanent Transfer of Hakim Ziyech from Chelsea
Galatasaray not only gave Moroccan international Hakim Ziyech a [second chance], but it has also exercised the purchase option, allowing the Atlas Lion to remain permanently in Turkey. Chelsea sent the Turkish club a letter to confirm the permanent transfer agreement.
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Morocco's Hakimi Set to Replace Saïss as National Team Captain
The Moroccan right-back of PSG Achraf Hakimi is expected to become the next captain of the Atlas Lions, replacing Romain Saïss who could make a comeback to the national team. The central defender of Al-Shabab FC missed the last training camp of the Moroccan players.
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Galatasaray Aims to Retain Moroccan Star Hakim Ziyech Despite Injury Concerns
Convinced of the talent of the Moroccan international Hakim Ziyech , Galatasaray intends to keep him. The Turkish club is giving the Atlas Lion a second chance.
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Morocco's Regragui Eyes Taarabt for World Cup Qualifier Squad
Walid Regragui , coach of the Atlas Lions, recently traveled to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to search for Moroccan players he could call up for the matches against Zambia and Congo scheduled in June as part of the qualifications for the 2026 World Cup to be co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada. Adel Taarabt, midfielder of Al-Nasr (Dubai) who is performing well, could be on the next list of the Moroccan coach.
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Ziyech's Double Propels Galatasaray Closer to Turkish Süper Lig Title in 6-1 Rout
Moroccan international Hakim Ziyech scores a brace on Sunday and contributes to Galatasaray’s big win over Sivasspor (6-1) in the 35th round of the Süper Lig. The Turkish club is thus getting closer to the title.
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Barcelona Star Ezzalzouli Reveals Failed Attempt to Recruit Lamine Yamal for Morocco
Abdessamad Ezzalzouli reportedly tried to convince Lamine Yamal to join the Atlas Lions, as he did with Brahim Diaz. But the 16-year-old Spanish prodigy of Moroccan father and Equatorial Guinean mother has ultimately chosen to play for La Roja.
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Morocco's Soccer Chief Cites African Football Challenges for Early AFCON Exit
Fouzi Lekjaa, the president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, discussed the physical and technical peculiarities of African football as the reasons for the early elimination of the Atlas Lions in the round of 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations in Côte d’Ivoire, after a historic feat at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
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Morocco FA President Explains Controversial Coach Sacking Before World Cup Success
Fouzi Lekjaâ , president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), looked back on the dismissal of Franco-Bosnian coach Vahid Halilhodžić and his replacement by Moroccan Walid Regragui, three months before the final of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Without failing to mention the exploit of the Atlas Lions at this major sporting event and the joint organization of the 2030 World Cup by Morocco, Spain and Portugal.
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Morocco Coach Regragui Scouts Europe for World Cup Qualifier Talent
After Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, Walid Regragui , coach of the Atlas Lions, could fly to Europe where many Moroccan players play.