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Fabinho has joined Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema and former Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante at the Jeddah-based club.
Liverpool’s Fabinho joins Benzema and Kante, further bolstering Saudi Champions Al-Ittihad
Saudi Gazette reportJEDDAH — Liverpool’s Brazilian midfielder Fabinho is the latest addition to a number of international stars who have signed with the Saudi Pro League Champions Al-Ittihad. Fabinho has joined Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema and former Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante at the Jeddah-based club.On Monday, Al-Ittihad announced its official contract with Fabinho for three seasons. The Jeddah club posted a video on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, with the title “Tigers are permitted to pass.” The video featured the Brazilian midfielder holding a tiger and saying: “I’m Tiger.”“Today I leave my home. It’s been five years wearing this jersey and always with the greatest honour and happiness possible. I love this club. Thank you, Reds, for...
August 01, 2023

Liverpool’s Fabinho joins Benzema and Kante, further bolstering Saudi Champions Al-Ittihad

French superstar Karim Benzema’s superb goal on Sunday paved the way for Al-Ittihad Club to advance into the quarter-finals of the King Salman Club Cup. Al-Ittihad defeated Tunisia’s Sfaxien 1-0 in the second round of the group stage of the Arab Club Champions Cup. (Picture: @ittihad)
Benzema leads Al-Ittihad into Arab Cup quarter finals
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — French superstar Karim Benzema’s superb goal on Sunday paved the way for Al-Ittihad Club to advance into the quarter-finals of the King Salman Club Cup. Al-Ittihad defeated Tunisia’s Sfaxien 1-0 in the second round of the group stage of the Arab Club Champions Cup. Al-Ittihad leads the first group with six points, two ahead of the Iraqi team Al-Shorta, before taking them on in the last round of the group matches on Aug. 2. Sfaxien remained at the bottom of the group with zero points before facing its local rivals, Esperance, who had tied with Al-Shorta earlier. Benzema led the defeat against the Tunisian club by scoring a fantastic goal at the 63rd minute of the second half of the match. The former Real Madrid striker took advantage of his speed before...
July 31, 2023

Benzema leads Al-Ittihad into Arab Cup quarter finals

Allan Saint-Maximin joins Al-Ahli
JEDDAH — French winger Allan Saint-Maximin has joined Saudi Pro League side Al-Ahli, Newcastle United announced on Sunday.Saint-Maximin will now join Riyad Mehrez, Roberto Firmino and former Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy. Al-Ahli is expected to have more signings during the summer transfer window as the club only has five foreign players so far and is allowed to register eight. Al-Ahli is managed by Matthias Jaissle.The French forward joined the Magpies from OGC Nice in 2019 and went on to make 124 appearances for the club, scoring on 13 occasions and registering 21 assists.The 26-year-old helped United to a 13th-placed finish in his first season in the Premier League, followed by 12th and 11th in the following campaigns.Last season, he made 25 league appearances as the Magpies...
July 30, 2023

Allan Saint-Maximin joins Al-Ahli

Morocco stuns South Korea to claim first ever Women's World Cup victory
ADELAIDE — Debutantes Morocco claimed their first ever victory at the Women's World Cup with a 1-0 win over South Korea in their second Group H encounter on Sunday, all but confirming the Asian side's exit.Morocco are 55 rungs below South Korea in the women's rankings, but the African side made an early breakthrough with their first ever World Cup goal from striker Ibtissam Jraidi, Reuters reported.In the sixth minute, Hanane Ait El Haj whipped in a cross from the right and Jraidi dived forward to make contact with a deft glancing header that went in at the far post.Park Eun-sun nearly levelled with a diving header of her own at the other end but the forward saw her effort go agonisingly wide of the post, much to the relief of Khadija Er-Rmichi in Morocco's goal.Er-Rmichi...
July 30, 2023

Morocco stuns South Korea to claim first ever Women's World Cup victory

Al-Ahli has appointed Matthias Jaissle as manager on a three-year deal.
Al-Ahli appoints Matthias Jaissle as new head coach
JEDDAH — Al-Ahli has appointed Matthias Jaissle as manager on a three-year deal, the newly-promoted Saudi Pro League club said on Friday just hours after Red Bull Salzburg sacked the German.The Austrian champions released the 35-year-old from his duties after the ex-Hoffenheim player asked to join the Saudis."We believe that a coach who is so intensely concerned with a possible change of club just two days before the start of an important season should not be there for this opener either," Salzburg managing director Stephen Rider said in a statement."We want to start the new season with full energy and conviction. To do that, we need 100% focus from everyone involved."Al-Ahli, promoted as champions of the Saudi First Division League (second tier) last term, have...
July 29, 2023

Al-Ahli appoints Matthias Jaissle as new head coach

Asian qualifiers for World Cup 2026 and Asian Cup 2027: Saudi Arabia drawn in Group G with Jordan and Tajikistan
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia was drawn in Group G of the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 alongside Jordan, Tajikistan, and the winners of the Round 1 clash between Cambodia and Pakistan.The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) held the draw for the Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2 of the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Friday.Thirty-six national teams were drawn into nine groups of four, competing against each other in home-and-away matches. Round 1 will see each team playing one home and one away match in October, while the Round 2 matches will be held in a home-and-away round-robin format, between November 2023 and June 2024.All nine group winners and the respective...
July 28, 2023

Asian qualifiers for World Cup 2026 and Asian Cup 2027: Saudi Arabia drawn in Group G with Jordan and Tajikistan

The Algerian superstar has completed the medical tests in Paris.
Riyad Mahrez joins Al-Ahli on a 4-year deal
Saudi Gazette reportPARIS — Riyad Mahrez has joined Saudi Arabia's Al-Ahli from Manchester City on a four-year deal.Jeddah-based Al-Ahli posted a video on Twitter, highlighting Riyad’s previous stint at Manchester City. “The wait is over: Riyad is real,” it said. The Algerian superstar has completed the medical tests in Paris.“To play for Manchester City has been an honor and privilege. I came to City to win trophies and enjoy my football, and I achieved all that and so much more,” Mahrez said.“I have had five unforgettable years with this football club, working with unbelievable players, fantastic supporters, and the best manager in the world,” Manchester City’s official website quoted him as saying.Riyad won 11 major trophies with City, including a UEFA Champions...
July 28, 2023

Riyad Mahrez joins Al-Ahli on a 4-year deal

Xue Jiao, pictured on the left here, played for the Chinese women's national football team as a defender for years.
Women's World Cup: Steel Roses outkick men in Chinese football
SINGAPORE — As a defender for China's women's national football team, Xue Jiao recalls how her squad did the impossible in 2015 when they ended the US team's 11-year unbeaten streak at home in Los Angeles.Xue says the display of willpower showed the world why Chinese fans call them the Steel Roses. And she hopes the team will live up to that name during the Women's World Cup taking place in Australia and New Zealand."Everyone thought we would lose when the Americans invited us to join the match. But football is round, you never know what will happen until the very last second," the 30-year-old Xue, now retired, tells the BBC."To beat one of the best teams in the world, in their home country, and break such a winning record... that victory put us over the...
July 28, 2023

Women's World Cup: Steel Roses outkick men in Chinese football

Al-Hilal jersey being handed to Malcolm Filipe de Oliveira (Photo courtesy Al-Hilal Media Center)
It’s official, Malcolm now dances samba in Al-Hilal jersey
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Al-Hilal Club officially announced its signing with Brazilian international Malcolm Filipe de Oliveira, leaving the Russian team club Zenit Saint Petersburg. The Brazilian winger, who joined Zenit in 2019 from Barcelona, will wear the blue jersey for a period of three years.Malcolm was the Russian Premier League’s top scorer last season with 23 goals as his club won the title. Al-Hilal are the most decorated club in Saudi Arabia and Asia having won 66 trophies and hold the record for Saudi Pro League and Asian Champions titles with 18 and four times respectively.The 26-year-old winger is Al-Hilal’s fourth signing this summer after Senegal defender Kalidou Koulibaly, Serbia midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Portuguese midfielder Ruben Neves. Malcolm...
July 27, 2023

It’s official, Malcolm now dances samba in Al-Hilal jersey

Moussa Dembele.
Al-Ettifaq buoyant after double signing with French striker Dembele and Scottish defender Hendry
Saudi Gazette reportDAMMAM — Scottish defender Jack Hendry and French striker Moussa Dembele have joined the Dammam-based Al-Ettifaq Club. The club formally announced its double signing of official contracts with the duo, and thus increasing the prospects of a much better performance in the new season of the Saudi Pro League. They joined the training camp, managed by Englishman Stephen Gerrard, being taken place in Croatia, in preparation for the new Saudi Pro League season. The team, bolstered by the double entry, will kickstart its new season match by taking on Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr in August.Dembele, 26, joined the club as a free agent following the expiry of his contract with Olympique Lyonnais. “Moussa Dembele, welcome to Al-Ettifaq,” the club said in a statement. He...
July 27, 2023

Al-Ettifaq buoyant after double signing with French striker Dembele and Scottish defender Hendry

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