SAUDI ARABIA NEWS

Messi regrets controversy against Dutch at the World Cup

World Cup winner Lionel Messi says in a radio interview aired on Monday that he regrets his testy exchanges with the Netherlands coach and players during their controversial quarte...

JANUARY 30, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Saudi-owned Newcastle beats Southampton, closes on cup final

Newcastle is close to reaching a first cup final since being bought by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund

JANUARY 24, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

MATCHDAY: Fulham hosts Tottenham, PSG in French Cup action

Tottenham is losing sight of the top four heading into its away match at Fulham that completes the latest round in the Premier League

JANUARY 22, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ronaldo makes Saudi league debut for Al Nassr, doesn't score

Cristiano Ronaldo has failed to score in his Saudi Pro League debut for Al Nassr

JANUARY 22, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Barça beats Betis to set up Super Cup final against Madrid

Marc-André ter Stegen saved two penalties and Pedri converted the deciding spot kick as Barcelona defeated Real Betis 4-2 in a shootout to set up a Spanish Super Cup final against...

JANUARY 12, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cristiano Ronaldo experiences surreal start in Saudi Arabia

The palm trees lining the desert roads leading out of Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport were wet with rain drops when Cristiano Ronaldo arrived this week in Saudi Arabia’s...

JANUARY 6, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

What can Ronaldo expect from Saudi Pro League soccer?

Cristiano Ronaldo was quick to point out that he has spent his storied career playing for the “most important” clubs in Europe

JANUARY 5, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Can Ronaldo keep the eyes of the world on him in Saudi?

Cristiano Ronaldo’s latest coach spoke of his surprise as he looked out at a room filled with reporters

JANUARY 4, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cristiano Ronaldo makes big-money move to Saudi Arabian club

Saudi Arabian soccer club Al Nassr has announced the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo, ending speculation about the five-time Ballon d’Or winner’s future

DECEMBER 30, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

FIFA mostly wins big but loses some trust at Qatar World Cup

FIFA president Gianni Infantino was calling it “the best World Cup ever” in Qatar even before an epic final won by Lionel Messi and Argentina against France

DECEMBER 19, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Messi wins World Cup to push claim to be soccer's GOAT

Lionel Messi made his strongest case yet to be considered soccer’s greatest player of all time after finally winning the World Cup

DECEMBER 18, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

EXPLAINER: Why are Argentines such ardent World Cup fans?

Argentina arguably has the World Cup’s most fervent fans

DECEMBER 17, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

World Cup 2022: 5 most memorable upsets of the tourney

From Saudi Arabia's stunner to Germany's letdown, here are the five biggest upsets of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

DECEMBER 15, 2022

World Cup Viewer's Guide: Quarterfinalists bid for title

The World Cup is taking a small break after non-stop soccer for the past two weeks

DECEMBER 7, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

The next World Cup will jump to 48 teams. Is bigger better?

The next World Cup will be the biggest ever after world soccer body FIFA took the leap from a 32-team field to 48 teams in 2026

DECEMBER 7, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

How to watch the 2022 World Cup on FOX: Times, channels, full match schedule

Here's how to watch the 2022 FIFA World Cup live on FOX Sports.

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Poland leader backs down from World Cup players' bonus

Poland's prime minister has backed down from his initial declaration to award bonuses to the national soccer team for its World Cup performance

DECEMBER 6, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

South Korea looks to youth after World Cup loss to Brazil

South Korea lost in the round of 16 of the World Cup and then lost its coach

DECEMBER 6, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

World Cup Viewer's Guide: 2 quarterfinals places left

The final day of the round of 16 concludes Tuesday at the World Cup when Morocco faces Spain and Portugal goes head-to-head with Switzerland for the final two spots on the quarterf...

DECEMBER 5, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Poland finds its true level at World Cup, beaten by the best

Poland heads home from the World Cup as the latest team unable to resist an inspired Kylian Mbappé

DECEMBER 5, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lewandowski exit with Poland looks like World Cup farewell

Robert Lewandowski cradled the neck of Kylian Mbappé as the two met on the field after the match

DECEMBER 4, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Australia defender Souttar takes on the greats at World Cup

Australia defender Harry Souttar overcame a World Cup-threatening knee injury and ended up marking Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe at soccer's biggest tournament

DECEMBER 3, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Messi scores, Argentina reaches World Cup quarterfinals

Lionel Messi marked his 1,000th professional game with his first goal in the knockout stage of a World Cup to lead into the quarterfinals with a Argentina to a 2-1 win over Austral...

DECEMBER 3, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS