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AFC Champions League
Asian Champions League final: ‘players don’t play with wallets’ – Kawasaki coach
Japanese side playing in first final face wealthy Saudi team Al-Ahli, whose star player reportedly earns three times their total wage bill.
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AFC Champions League
Ronaldo on track for Asian Champions League title as Saudi clubs dominate finals
28 Apr 2025 - 11:00PM
AFC Champions League
AFC Champions League: 4-time champions Al-Hilal hit 7 past Gwangju to reach semis
26 Apr 2025 - 1:15PM
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AFC Champions League
Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr hunt Asian Champions League glory as Saudi Arabia hosts finals
Three home teams in the hunt as desert nation hosts the knockout stages, with contenders also from Japan, Qatar, South Korea and Thailand.
23 Apr 2025 - 2:00PM
AFC Champions League
Ronaldo ready for elite Asian Champions League action before milestone birthday
Portuguese star’s high-scoring form in Saudi Pro League could help Al-Nassr – bolstered by a new striker – to their first continental title.
3 Feb 2025 - 12:00PM
Steven Gerrard leaves Al Ettifaq after Saudi Pro League club’s dismal run
Decision ‘in best interest of both Steven and the club’ as manager departs by mutual consent following two wins in 14 league games.
30 Jan 2025 - 9:07PM
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Fifa
‘Humanising Saudi football’: Netflix show paves way for country to host World Cup
The 6-episode Saudi Pro League: Kickoff made its debut just 3 weeks before the Fifa Congress is set to formally approve Saudi Arabia as hosts.
10 Dec 2024 - 8:08PM
Fifa
Fifa moves towards ending tradition and letting league games be staged overseas
New policy will be attractive to the international owners of European clubs, while governing body also finally set a date for first Women’s Club World Cup.
15 May 2024 - 9:00PM
AFC Champions League
Saudi Arabia’s billion-dollar football league still very much a work in progress
The league has yet to hit new heights, despite US$957m spent on players and the presence of Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Neymar.
13 May 2024 - 10:00PM
Ronaldo under fire after appearing to make obscene gesture in Saudi match
Pundits call for sanction after videos capture Al Nassr’s Ronaldo pumping his hand forward in front of his pelvic area, seemingly aimed at rival Al Shabab fans.
26 Feb 2024 - 12:50PM
Messi and Suarez both score, but Inter Miami lose first game in Saudi Arabia
Major League Soccer side fight back from 3-1 down, but lose 4-3 to Al Hilal. Up next are Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr on Thursday, before US side travels to Hong Kong.
2 Feb 2024 - 10:36AM
LIV Golf
A year on, Saudis show no signs of slowing when it comes to investing in sport
As 2024 approaches, the conversation has moved from concerns over sportswashing to how much influence desert kingdom’s money will eventually buy.
27 Dec 2023 - 1:30PM
Saudi Arabia
Can Saudi Arabian football pull off what China failed to do?
The Saudi Pro League’s big spending on foreign players like Cristiano Ronaldo has drawn inevitable comparisons to the doomed Chinese Super League, but will it learn from China’s mistakes?
3 Dec 2023 - 5:49PM
AFC Asian Cup 2023
New Saudi Arabia boss Roberto Mancini eyes Asian Cup after quitting Italy team
‘We have four months. We have four friendly matches. We have two games for the World Cup [qualifiers] and after we have 20 days to prepare for the Asian Cup,’ an ambitious Mancini says.
29 Aug 2023 - 4:40PM
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