Assile Toufaily

France, Lebanon

Sports Journalist at Freelance

Contributor at Forbes

📚 PhD candidate - Women's ⚽ Lebanon x France

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Articles

The Rise of Women’s Football in the Middle East — More to Her Story

2 months ago | moretoherstory.com | Assile Toufaily

When 22-year-old Lebanese footballer Layla Iskandar was a little girl, she never imagined becoming a professional player. “We all had this dream, no? We all wanted to play football with Barca, Real Madrid… but I did not think it was possible for a girl to do it,” Iskandar told More to Her Story. Iskandar began her journey with football, playing in boys-only teams in her hometown of Zgharta, in the north of Lebanon, when she was just 8 years old.
Ballon d’Or ceremony 2024: all you need to know

Oct 22, 2024 | vavel.com | Assile Toufaily

Soccer VAVELWe will soon know who will succeed Lionel Messi as the Ballon d'Or winner. Will it be Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior? The ceremony will take place on Monday 28 October. The 68th edition of the 2024 Ballon d'Or ceremony will take place in October at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. Vinicius Jr should indeed be crowned as the men’s Ballon d’Or winner for the first time. The Ballon d'Or 2024 ceremony is fast approaching.
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Oct 11, 2024 | fr.linkedin.com | Assile Toufaily

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Olympique Lyonnais Feminin Squad For The 2024/2025 Season

Oct 8, 2024 | forbes.com | Assile Toufaily

This season, the French women's soccer league has a new identity: the Arkema Première Ligue (APL). The title holders, Olympique Lyonnais, will be hoping to add an eighteenth league title to the already existing seventeen resting in the club's trophy cabinet. Here is Olympique Lyonnais Féminin’ squad for the 2024/2025 season.
UEFA Women’s Champions League 2024-2025: Every Official Squad

Oct 8, 2024 | forbes.com | Assile Toufaily

The 24th edition of the UEFA Women's Champions League kicks off tonight in what promises to be another exciting season filled with big duels, surprises, and discovered talents. The 16 clubs have been divided into 4 groups. FC Barcelona, Olympique Lyonnais, and Chelsea FC considered favorites. Olympique Lyonnais has 8 UWCL titles, Eintracht Frankfurt has won the competition on 4 occasions, while FC Barcelona, the current title holder has 3 titles to their name.
Playing Home Games Outside Of Lyon: Is OL’s Strategy Efficient?

Oct 7, 2024 | forbes.com | Assile Toufaily

In her first press conference as the new Olympique Lyonnais Féminin owner Michele Kang seemed as if nobody was about to stop her. She had ideas, she had a clear vision and she made some promises. Better training conditions, better professionalization of the club, a more adequate training center for Europe’s most triumphed club, and a 15,000 to 20,000-seat stadium. Little did she know that France’s administrative system would slow her projects down.
Al Ahly And Al Zamalek’s Classico Moves To Egyptian Women’s Soccer

Oct 4, 2024 | forbes.com | Assile Toufaily

The first Egyptian Women's Soccer Championship season was played in 1999. It took Al-Ahly and Zamalek 25 years to establish a women’s soccer team and participate in the league. Wadi Degla remain the favorites but Al-Ahly will hope to copy their domination in men’s soccer to the women’s game. When you think of Spanish soccer, you directly think of the classico between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. In England, you think of Manchester United against Liverpool.
Saudi Women’s Premier League 2024/2025: What You Need To Know

Sep 25, 2024 | forbes.com | Assile Toufaily

90 matches will be played in the third season of the league Sarah Bouhaddi, Sara Gunnarsdóttir, and Kheira Hamraoui are among the stars who have landed in the Kingdom. Al-Nassr are the defending champions, with Al-Hilal and Al-Ittihad as their main competitors. Season after another, women’s soccer is gaining popularity at an unbelievable speed worldwide.
Five Women’s Super League Players To Follow In The 2024/2025 Season

Sep 19, 2024 | forbes.com | Assile Toufaily

The 2024/2025 Women’s Super League season starts on Friday, September 20, with Chelsea starting a new French-led era, Manchester City looking to end the Blues’ domination and Arsenal eyeing a first WSL title since 2019. The league has become the go-to destination for players seeking to play at the highest level in what is considered the world’s best league in the world.
No Collective Agreement In The French Women’s Soccer Championships

Sep 18, 2024 | forbes.com | Assile Toufaily

The French women’s soccer first division, Arkema Première Ligue, starts on Friday, September 20. Despite creating a Women's Professional Football League to structure the system, problems persist. When US Saint-Malo and US Orléans stepped on the field on Saturday, September 14, women’s soccer in France reached a new milestone. It was the first professional women's match in the country.