Tag: Saudi
Back Pages: Jordan Henderson likely to accept ‘life-changing’ Saudi offer | Video
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player John Cross and David Ornstein discuss Jordan Henderson’s potential ‘seismic’ move to Saudi Arabia where his rumored he could earn up to £700,000 a week in a move that would see him join up with Steven Gerrard’s Al-Ettifaq. Source
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Saudi money could be headed to tennis next. Is it about sports washing, women’s rights or both? – rezal404
FILE – A tennis player casts a shadow on the clay court of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Sunday, June 2, 2019. Tennis appears set to follow the path of golf and other sports by doing business with Saudi Arabia and its $650 billion sovereign wealth fund. (AP…
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Marcelo Brozovic becomes latest player leaving Europe for Saudi Arabia with Al-Nassr – rezal404
(FILES) Croatia’s midfielder Marcelo Brozovic runs off the ball during the UEFA Nations League semi final football match between The Netherlands and Croatia at the De Kuip Stadium in Rotterdam on June 14, 2023. (Photo by KENZO TRIBOUILLARD / AFP) MILAN— Croatia midfielder Marcelo Brozovic is the latest elite player taking advantage of the Saudi…
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Key figures in the PGA Tour’s deal with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund summoned to US Senate hearing
After the PGA Tour, the DP World Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which backed the breakaway LIV Golf series, announced a partnership to unify golf, the US Senate said it would open an investigation and has now summoned the leading figures in the controversy to a hearing Last Updated: 21/06/23 9:09pm Please use…
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Jon Rahm: PGA Tour players feel ‘betrayal’ over ‘bombshell’ deal with Saudi Arabia’s PIF to unify golf
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Jon Rahm and Brooks Koepka both share their feelings after last week’s news of the new agreement between the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and the PIF, who fund LIV Golf Jon Rahm and Brooks Koepka both share their feelings after last week’s news of…
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Karim Benzema signs for Saudi Arabia club Al-Ittihad – rezal404
FILE–Real Madrid’s French forward Karim Benzema. –Photo by Pierre-Philippe MARCOU / AFP Real Madrid’s Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema has signed for Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ittihad for three years starting next season, a source in the Jeddah-based club told AFP on Tuesday. “Benzema has signed a contract for his transfer to Al-Ittihad for a three-year period…
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Luka Modric, Hugo Lloris among ‘more than 10’ Saudi targets—source – rezal404
Real Madrid’s Croatian midfielder Luka Modric attends a training session at the Real Madrid City training complex in Valdebebas, outskirts of Madrid on June 3, 2023. (Photo by PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU / AFP) Luka Modric and Hugo Lloris feature on a list of “more than 10” top-level Saudi Arabian football transfer targets headed by Lionel Messi…
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No swag, but Cristiano Ronaldo puts swagger in Saudi football – rezal404
Al Nassr’s Cristiano Ronaldo. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri Cristiano Ronaldo’s first season in Saudi Arabia ended with a whimper, but with hundreds of millions in wages and unprecedented attention on Saudi football he may not be the last megastar to grace the oil-rich kingdom. The fireworks and euphoria that greeted Ronaldo’s gala unveiling in January were in…
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Highlights: Cristiano Ronaldo leads Al Nassr comeback with stunning goal | ‘Saudi League wants to be in world top five’ | Video
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Cristiano Ronaldo spoke after Al Nassr’s 3-2 comeback win against Al Shabab which kept their title hopes alive, and the Portuguese feels the Saudi Pro League has immense potential and will be one of the top five leagues in the world. Source
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Lionel Messi suspended by PSG for unauthorized trip to Saudi Arabia
Lionel Messi has been suspended by Paris Saint-Germain for going on a personal promotional trip to Saudi Arabia without permission. Messi is understood to have asked PSG for permission to be able to travel to the country, which he did on Sunday night, having twice postponed a scheduled commercial trip there previously due to team…
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