World Football Events in 2019

Mohamed Helba

A few days before waving goodbye to 2019, Here is what happened in Football during the year.

During 2019, Egypt's Zamalek lifted the Confederation Cup for the first time in their history after defeating RS Berkane (5-3) on Penalties on May, 27.

[caption id="attachment_69680" align="aligncenter" width="1080"] Zamalek are the Confederation Cup Champions[/caption]

Also, Egypt's U-23 National teams crowned the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations Champions for the first time in the Pharaohs' history after defeating Ivory Coast 2-1 in the final.

[caption id="attachment_98760" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Egypt's U-23 won u-23 AFCON[/caption]

Qatar's national team lifted the AFC Asian Cup for the first time in their history after smashing Japan (3-1).

[caption id="attachment_98761" align="aligncenter" width="889"] Qatar Claim AFC Asian Cup title[/caption]

2019 saw glorious moments for Liverpool as they managed to end the year with three trophies.

[caption id="attachment_78882" align="aligncenter" width="940"] Liverpool won UEFA Champions League title[/caption]

The Reds claimed the Uefa Champions League title after crushing Tottenham with two clean goals.

[caption id="attachment_54435" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Jurgen Klopp and Mohamed Salah after Claiming Uefa Champions League title[/caption]

They also ended their 14-year wait for a UEFA Super Cup title by beating Chelsea on penalties 5-4 to win the tournament at Vodafone Park Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey on August 14.

[caption id="attachment_98432" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Mo celebrates winning the Uefa Super Cup[/caption]

The Reds ended the year with another trophy after lifting the Fifa Club World Cup trophy following their 1-0 victory over Flamengo.

[caption id="attachment_98762" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Liverpool Won Fifa Club World Cup[/caption]

Also, Liverpool Star Mohamed Salah smashed a number of records during this year as he became the first Egyptian player to win both Uefa Champions League and Fifa Club World Cup.

[caption id="attachment_98749" align="aligncenter" width="1440"] The Iconic Egyptian Star Won Fifa Club WC Best player Award[/caption]