FIFA president Gianni Infantino has welcomed the news that women were allowed to attend a football match at Imam Reza Stadium in Mashhad, where dozens were reportedly denied entry three years ago.

Shiba Rahimi, a demure pale pink hijab covering her hair, sits forward in her seat and does a shrill two-finger whistle at the male footballers darting around the all-weather field in Kabul. The ...

Two weeks ahead of a potentially game-changing women's World Cup, football remains completely male-dominated in large parts of the Middle East and North Africa, where female fans are still battling ...