A number of top stars no longer have contracts expiring this summer and can conclude deals with other teams on the basis of a pre-contract. Few have mentioned the name of Cristiano Ronaldo, whose contract with Al-Nassr and Saudi Arabia also expires this summer. However, its continuity is not a given. Ronaldo is open to […]
Since 2020, Real Madrid and Barcelona have been among the regular LaLiga visitors to the Gulf country in the Spanish Super Cup. The 2025 Spanish Super Cup starts on Wednesday (January 8), with the final four to be played again in Saudi Arabia. While the last three editions took place in Riyadh, this year's tournament
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Cristiano Ronaldo previously stated that the Saudi Pro League is stronger than Ligue 1, and in a recent interview with CNN, Neymar expressed a similar view. When asked about Ronaldo's opinion, Neymar said: “Right now I believe the Saudi Pro League is stronger. The level of the league is improving, and from what I have
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Former Barcelona star Neymar has backed ex-Real Madrid rival Ronaldo's comparison of the Saudi Pro League and one of Europe's biggest championships. Cristiano Ronaldo made a controversial statement at the Globe Soccer Awards when asked to compare the Saudi Pro League with France's Ligue 1. “The Saudi League is of course better than Ligue 1,”
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EDDIE HOWE has “the richest club in the world” and is once again regularly fighting for honors despite being unable to fork over the big Saudi money. The 47-year-old achieved legendary status at Bournemouth by leading the then meager Cherries all the way from League Two to the promised land of the Premier League. Now
This coming February, Israel Adesanya will fight in his first non-title fight in six years when he takes on Nassourdine Imavov in the UFC Saudi Arabia main event. The February 1 main event announcement came as somewhat of a surprise, considering Israel Adesanya's reign as UFC middleweight champion and the fact that he remains one
Juventus and AC Milan met in the semi-final of the Supercoppa Italia, played at Al-Awwal Park, Riyadh. Christian Pulisic was on the scoresheet for AC Milan on Friday and helped his team to a 2-1 win over Juventus in the Supercoppa Italia. The USMNT star returned from injury on time to face his international teammate
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Steven Gerrard has suffered another Saudi blow after losing one of his Al-Ettifaq stars. The Liverpool icon has had a difficult few seasons at the club since being appointed in 2023. His side finished a miserable sixth place in his first season – and things have only gotten worse since. Ettifaq are currently eleventh and
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Barcelona manager Hansi Flick has not confirmed whether Wojciech Szczesny will make his Copa del Rey debut as they take on Barbastro for the second year in a row on Saturday. He will also have to make do without Andreas Christensen. Marc-Andre ter Stegen has been out for much of the season, while Lamine Yamal
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MARCUS RASHFORD has rejected three money-losing moves for Saudi Arabia as he weighs his next move. A move to the Middle East could have earned the Manchester United striker around £35million a year – significantly more than he collects at Old Trafford. But the 27-year-old has pushed back approaches from three clubs there as he
Manchester United midfielder Casemiro is attracting new interest from Saudi Arabian clubs Al-Nassr and Al-Qadsiah. Al-Ittihad were keen on the 32-year-old last summer, but most Saudi clubs now have their full quota of foreign players and need to sell this month before they can bring in new recruits. United are set to sell the Brazilian,
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Real Madrid have been embroiled in attempts to secure the signatures of Alphonso Davies and Trent Alexander-Arnold in January. But perhaps their biggest negotiation is reaching the horizon in the summer. Because his current contract runs until 2027, Real Madrid will have to start contract talks with Vinicius Junior this calendar year. So far, the
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