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The World Cup with Moroccan Eyes

Now that the world cup has ended with France as winner, it’s time to watch how Moroccans reacted to its events from what I’ve seen on the streets and what I heard from people and what was trending on social media. Everything started after the referee whistle at the end of the game of Morocco against Côte d’Ivoire in Abidjan declaring that Morocco is one of the 5 nations representing Africa in the World Cup. A draw would have been enough for the Moroccan national team, but they players went to Côte d’Ivoire with one goal in mind: win the game and prove that they deserve their ticket to Russia. Just after the game the streets in all Moroccan cities were filled with people celebration this win by chanting songs. Morocco didn’t sleep that night. Moroccan people waited for this achievement for 20 years since Morocco didn’t put a foot in the World Cup since 1998 in France. It was even more special for me and my generation since I was born in 1999 and never seen such accompl

Roland Garros 2017: Rafa Nadal Going For The Tenth Title In Paris

roland garros 2017On Philippe Chatrier court this Friday, with two great games on the program of the day, counting for the semi-finals of the men's tournament in  Roland-Garros 2017. Murray-Wawrinka to start with, followed by a boiling Nadal-Thiem.

Stan WawrinkaTwo years after his coronation in Paris, the Swiss will play a new final thanks to his epic victory over Andy Murray in the semis (6-7, 6-3, 5-7, 7-6, 6-1).The match Wawrinka Murray held all its promises Friday afternoon in Roland Garros. Between the world number 1 and number 3 the game in five sets and more than four and half hours, Wawrinka attacked and Murray long overtaken. Several points were applauded by the public for a long time. Wawrinka had not lost a set in this Grand Slam tournament. He appeared cooler in the last heat.
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It's over! Rafael Nadal was ruthless with Austria's Dominic Thiem by winning his semifinal in three sets (6-3, 6-4, 6-0) and 2h07 minutes of play. Majorquin will therefore seek a tenth title this sunday against Stan Wawrinka. A final that promises in view of the level of the two men on this fortnight.

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