More Corrupt Than FIFA: A Brief History of Syrian Football
By Omar Ibrahim[1]
On December 30, 2012, the Syrian national soccer team was received by Syrian president Bashar al-Assad in his People’s Palace, an exquisite fortress overlooking the Syrian capital from Mt. Mezzeh. The president congratulated the team for its first-time winning of the West Asian Football Federation Championship,[1] and rewarded each pla…
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