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Muslim footballers face suspension, backlash over posts on Palestine
Youcef Atal and Karim Benzema are among the Muslim football players facing backlash, and suspension for speaking on the ongoing Israel-Hamas war on their social media accounts. The war began on Saturday, October…
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Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho in Kolkata
Kolkata: Brazilian soccer icon Ronaldinho with children during a visit at Sree Bhumi Sports Club, in Kolkata, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. (PTI Photo) Kolkata: Brazilian soccer icon Ronaldinho with children during a…
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Qatari bizman Sheikh Jassim withdraws bid to buy Manchester United
Qatari businessman Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al-Thani, has withdrawn its bid to buy Manchester United Football Club. Sheikh Jassim’s offer, which valued United at more than 5 billion pounds (Rs 5,04,84,02,15,500), was a…
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Indian women football team to train in Saudi Arabia ahead of Olympic Qualifiers
New Delhi: Indian senior women’s team is leaving for Saudi Arabia on Saturday for a training-cum-exposure tour ahead of the AFC Women’s Olympics Qualifiers to be played in Uzbekistan later this month.…
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Saudi Arabia announces bid to host FIFA World Cup 2034
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Wednesday, October 4, announced its intention to bid to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported The Saudi Arabian Football Federation’s…
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Lulu Group mulling foray into football arena
Kochi: Ahead of the golden jubilee celebrations of Kerala’s first title win of the coveted Santosh Trophy, multibillionaire M.K.Yusuf Ali, who heads the Lulu Group, is reportedly mulling foray into the football…
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Karim Benzema a ‘tacit supporter’ of Islamist ideology: French politician
French politician criticized footballer Karim Benzema for wearing Saudi dress to mark the Kingdom’s 93rd National Day. Taking to Instagram on Saturday, September 22, Al Ittihad player, the Frenchman of Algerian origin,…
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Saudi National Day: Watch Neymar, Al-Hilal teammates perform Saudi dance
Riyadh: Most of the international football players in the Saudi clubs participated in the Kingdom’s 93rd National Day under the slogan “We Dream and Achieve” on Saturday, September 23. Al-Hilal was among…
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Watch: Football fans overjoyed as Ronaldo arrives in Iran
Tehran: Iran witnessed a surge of excitement among football fans when the Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr, led by its captain Cristiano Ronaldo, arrived in Tehran on Monday, September 18. Al-Nassr is scheduled…
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Saudi Arabia is pushing to become hub of world sports; it has spent $660 bn in this sector
The world of international football has been thrown into turmoil by big spending clubs of Saudi Arabia buying up the leading stars from Europe. For many years Europe was seen as the…
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German footballer Robert Bauer converts to Islam
German footballer-defender Robert Bauer announced his conversion to Islam and expressed gratitude to those who helped him in his journey as a Muslim. Taking to his Instagram recently, Bauer posted a picture…
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Nigerian player Ashleigh Plumptre joins Saudi Women Club Al-Ittihad
Nigerian player Ashleigh Plumptre has joined Saudi club Al-Ittihad on a free transfer, having left Leicester City. Taking to X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday, September 13, Al-Ittihad Club unveiled Plumptre’s signing with…
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Saudi Arabia to launch first edition of SAFF Women’s Cup
Riyadh: The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) has announced the launch of the first edition of the Saudi Federation Women’s Cup in November with the participation of 16 clubs. The clubs will…
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Morocco’s national football team to donate their match bonuses to quake victims
Rabat: In a heartfelt display of solidarity with the victims affected by the earthquake, the players and technical staff of Morocco’s national football team have decided to donate all their match bonuses…
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Watch: Cristiano Ronaldo becomes 1st player in history to score 850 career goals
Riyadh: Saudi club Al-Nassr player Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player in history to score 850 goals in his career. The 38-year-old Ronaldo scored his 850th goal during his team’s Al-Nassr match,…
