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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

The move brings Henderson’s 12-year Anfield career to an end.
Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson moves to Saudi club Al-Ettifaq
DAMMAM — Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson on Thursday joined Saudi Pro League side Al-Ettifaq on a three-year contract. The move brings Henderson’s 12-year Anfield career to an end.Dammam-based Al Ettifaq is managed by Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard."A leader. A warrior. We’re simply thrilled to have him, Henderson is ETTIFAQI," the Saudi club tweeted.Liverpool confirmed the move, saying: "As his Anfield chapter now comes to a close, everyone at the club wishes to place on record their thanks and gratitude for everything Jordan did for us during his 12 years as a Red."In his farewell message, Handerson said: "It's hard to put these last 12 years into words and it's even harder to say goodbye. I will always be a Red. Until the day I die. Thank you...
July 27, 2023

Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson moves to Saudi club Al-Ettifaq

King Salman Cup for Arab Clubs 2023 kicks off on Thursday
Saudi Gazette reportRIYADH — The matches of King Salman's Cup for Arab Clubs 2023 will kick off on Thursday, with the participation of 16 clubs divided into 4 groups.The tournament, which is organized by the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA), is hosted by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation in Taif, Abha and Al-Baha from 27 July until the 12 August. The first group includes Esperance Tunis, Tunisian Sfaxien, Al-Ittihad of Saudi Arabia and the Iraq Police. The second group includes the Saudi club Al-Hilal, Morocco's Wydad, Al Sadd of Qatar, and Libya's Al Ahli Tripoli. In the third group, Egyptian Zamalek, Saudi clubs of Al-Nasr and Al-Shabab, and Tunisia's Union Sportive Monastirienne will test each other.The fourth group will have Morocco's Raja, Algerian...
July 26, 2023

King Salman Cup for Arab Clubs 2023 kicks off on Thursday

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr claimed a creditable 0-0 draw against French champions Paris Saint-Germain in a pre-season friendly in Osaka, Japan on Tuesday. This was the third match of the Saudi Pro League runner up against top-flight European opposition this summer. — (Picture: @AlNassrFC)
Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr draw goalless with PSG in Japan friendly
Saudi Gazette report TOKYO — Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr claimed a creditable 0-0 draw against French champions Paris Saint-Germain in a pre-season friendly in Osaka, Japan on Tuesday. This was the third match of the Saudi Pro League runner up against top-flight European opposition this summer.Neither team was able to make a breakthrough, although PSG youngster Ilyes Housni looked lively after coming on and went close on a couple of occasions. From the side of the Saudi club, Cristiano Ronaldo led the attacks alongside Anderson Talisca.The biggest reactions from the fans in the first half were reserved for a couple of Ronaldo efforts. The first saw him denied from six yards by Gianluigi Donnarumma before an acrobatic overhead kick went wide of the target — although it wouldn't...
July 25, 2023

Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr draw goalless with PSG in Japan friendly

All eyes are on Karim Benzema, the winner of men’s Ballon d’Or 2022, who joined Al-Ittihad Club of Jeddah, the runner up of the Arab Clubs Cup, and Saudi Pro League title holders.
Fans await Karim Benzema’s debut in King Salman Cup of Arab clubs
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Football fans are eagerly awaiting the kick-off for the King Salman Club Cup in which 16 premier Arab clubs will compete for the Arab Clubs Champions Cup title. All eyes are on Karim Benzema, the winner of men’s Ballon d’Or 2022, who joined Al-Ittihad Club of Jeddah, the runner up of the Arab Clubs Cup, and Saudi Pro League title holders. The tournament, to be hosted by Saudi Arabia, is the Arab championship in which Benzema, one of the most outstanding footballers on the globe, is playing for the first time after joining the Jeddah-based club. The premier club championship in the Arab world, to be organized by the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA), will feature 16 top-tier clubs from across the Gulf and North Africa region. The final round of...
July 24, 2023

Fans await Karim Benzema’s debut in King Salman Cup of Arab clubs

Newly introduced Al-Hilal players participating in a ceremony at King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh on Sunday.
Al-Hilal beat Kuwait SC 4-2 in star-studded night in Riyadh
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Al-Hilal defeated Kuwait SC 4-2 in a friendly match, marking the conclusion of preparations for the start of its new season, at King Fahd International Stadium here on Sunday night. The match was preceded by a star-studded ceremony during which several of the club’s new signings as well as coach Jorge Jesus were introduced to fans ahead of the commencement of the new Saudi Pro League season in August. The friendly was held a few days before the start of the first competitions of the new football season - the King Salman Cup 2023. This premier club championship in the Arab world, to be organized by the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA), will feature 16 top-tier clubs from across the Gulf and North Africa region.Al-Hilal scored the first goal soon...
July 24, 2023

Al-Hilal beat Kuwait SC 4-2 in star-studded night in Riyadh

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