SAUDI ARABIA NEWS

Premier League spending approaches $3 billion as Liverpool rejects huge Saudi bid for Mohamed Salah

Premier League clubs have hurtled toward a record $3 billion outlay during European soccer’s summer transfer window that closed with Mohamed Salah still a Liverpool player despite...

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Saudi Arabia-owned Newcastle to host two friendlies for kingdom's national team ahead of Asian Cup

Saudi Arabia-owned Newcastle will host the oil-rich kingdom’s national team for two friendly games in September

AUGUST 16, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Riyad Mahrez leaves Manchester City for Al-Ahli as the latest soccer star to move to Saudi Arabia

Riyad Mahrez is the latest Premier League player to head to Saudi Arabia after signing with Al-Ahli

JULY 28, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Liverpool great Jordan Henderson heads to Saudi Arabia to join Al-Ettifaq

Saudi Arabian soccer club Al-Ettifaq has signed Jordan Henderson weeks after luring Liverpool great Steven Gerrard to join as manager

JULY 27, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Saudi Arabia's path to 2026 World Cup starts in qualifying group with Jordan and Tajikistan

Saudi Arabia’s path to the 2026 World Cup in North America will start in a first qualifying group with neighboring Jordan, Tajikistan and either Cambodia or Pakistan

JULY 27, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Jordan Henderson is closing in on a move to Saudi Arabia with Al-Ettifaq

Jordan Henderson was a notable absentee as Liverpool played Karlsruher in a pre-season friendly as the England midfielder closes in on a possible move to Saudi Arabian team Al-Etti...

JULY 20, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Saudi Pro League hires Liverpool great Steven Gerrard to manage Al-Ettifaq

Saudi Arabia has landed another soccer icon after Liverpool great Steven Gerrard was hired as manager of Al-Ettifaq.

JULY 3, 2023

Saudi Arabia lures another soccer star as Steven Gerrard agrees to manage Al-Ettifaq

Saudi Arabia has landed another soccer icon after Liverpool great Steven Gerrard was hired as manager of Al-Ettifaq

JULY 3, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Goalkeeper Edouard Mendy joins Al-Ahli as latest Chelsea player heading to Saudi Arabia

Goalkeeper Edouard Mendy has joined Saudi Arabian team Al-Ahli

JUNE 28, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Chelsea's Koulibaly is the latest soccer star to head to Saudi Arabia

Kalidou Koulibaly has become the latest soccer star to head to Saudi Arabia after joining Al-Hilal from Chelsea on a three-year contract

JUNE 25, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

France coach ready to focus on World Cup after player revolt

Newly-appointed France coach Hervé Renard wants to turn the page and focus on the upcoming Women's World Cup after a group of players facilitated the dismissal of his predecessor

MARCH 31, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

France hires Renard as women's coach ahead of World Cup

French coach Hervé Renard has been appointed to guide France’s women’s team at the World Cup this summer then at the Paris Olympics next year

MARCH 30, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Women's World Cup prize money gets big FIFA boost for 2023

The Women’s World Cup is getting an increase in prize money of more than 300% for this year’s tournament

MARCH 16, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Infantino holds FIFA power as voters share World Cup wealth

FIFA president Gianni Infantino will be re-elected this week to lead a richer-than-ever soccer body with an ambition to add new and bigger competitions despite growing wariness of...

MARCH 14, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Premier League urged to review Saudi-Newcastle deal

The Premier League has been urged to review a legally binding promise made by the owners of English soccer club Newcastle in 2021 that Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund was sepa...

MARCH 2, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

FIFA faces questions for supermodel role before Women's WCup

FIFA’s choice of Brazilian supermodel Adriana Lima as its first global fan ambassador is not popular with a leading advocate for women's soccer

FEBRUARY 28, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Al-Hilal routs Al-Duhail 7-0 to reach ACL final

Former Manchester United striker Odion Ighalo scored four goals as titleholder Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia advanced to the final of the Asian Champions League with a 7-0 rout of Qatar...

FEBRUARY 26, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

League Cup could be start of Man United-Newcastle rivalry

It’s fair to say Manchester United and Newcastle have their sights on much bigger prizes than the English League Cup

FEBRUARY 23, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

After Club World Cup, Al-Hilal turns attention back to Asia

Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal returns to its home continent to try and extend its recent dominance of the Asian Champions League in a second-round match against Shabab Al-Ahli of Dubai j...

FEBRUARY 17, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

FIFA targets 2030 World Cup host vote in September next year

FIFA plans to pick the 2030 World Cup hosts in the third quarter of next year, likely in September

FEBRUARY 14, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Win or lose, Club World Cup final a sign of Saudi progress

These are jubilant times for sport in Saudi Arabia regardless of whether Al-Hilal can beat Real Madrid in the final of the FIFA Club World Cup on Saturday and become the first Asia...

FEBRUARY 10, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

US forward Alex Morgan supports transgender kids in sports

Forward Alex Morgan says the U.S. national team should have internal discussions about whether to play exhibition games in states that restrict transgender kids from participating...

FEBRUARY 8, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

FIFA rules panel to debate more stoppage time in games

The 10-plus minutes of stoppage time that were a regular feature of World Cup games in Qatar are back on soccer’s agenda

FEBRUARY 8, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Women's World Cup hosts urge FIFA not to sign Saudi sponsor

Women’s World Cup co-hosts Australia and New Zealand have urged FIFA not to sign a sponsor deal with the tourism authority of Saudi Arabia

FEBRUARY 1, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Saudi soccer influence grows by winning seat on FIFA Council

Saudi Arabia has added to its influence in global soccer

FEBRUARY 1, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS