Kashiwa Reysol delivered an outstanding display of fortitude and tactical brilliance to overcome strong favourites Real Madrid and advance to the Al Kass 2018 semifinals. Repeating a pattern established in their previous games, Reysol defended stout

The Italian Alessandro Altobelli played 17 years of professional football, most notably at Inter Milan, where he scored 128 goals and led the team to two Coppa Italia titles. He also scored a goal in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, which Italy won. Altobell

Jubilant fans filled the stands at Aspire Zone as the quarterfinals of the Al Kass International Cup got underway yesterday. The day saw phenomenal performances by Benfica and Espérance de Tunis, who both made it through to the semifinals. The Tuni

Mark Tompkins – Al Kass Analyst There was a great shot by Tombari, early on in the match, for Aspire Academy; and Dhouibi had some strong headers in the game for Espérance. It had been a fairly even opening for both teams, 13 minutes into the ga

Aspire Academy suffered a narrow defeat by one goal to nil against Esperance Tunis, with the home side unable to break down stubborn opponents, despite playing the better football for the majority of the 90 minutes. Esperance had built their previou

Mark Tompkins – Al Kass Analyst Benfica was in their familiar white shirts today. There was a little bit of breeze blowing in the direction of the Portuguese players. Benfica took the lead, just 90 seconds into the game; it was De Oliveira, who br

Two of world football’s most illustrious names fought out an engrossing last eight encounter on Friday afternoon, with Benfica cruising to a 6-0 victory against AC Milan. The Italians could consider themselves slightly fortunate to have made the q

Though the quarterfinals don’t start until today at the 2018 Al Kass International Cup, the competitive spirit hadn’t dimmed during the consolation round at Aspire Zone yesterday. With the cup out of reach, the four teams used the opportunity to