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The president of Egypt's football federation declared on Wednesday that Egypt seeks to host World Cup group-stage matches during the 2034 tournament in Saudi Arabia. Hany Abo Rida expressed his well wishes for Saudi Arabia's successful organization of the historical World Cup during the 14th CAF extraordinary general assembly in Cairo. We hope Mr. Gianni Infantino, FIFA president, will allow us Africans and Egyptians to organize one of the World Cup 2034 groups. This tournament celebrates 100 years since Egypt became the first

Barcelona smashed Real Madrid 5-2 in an exhilarating Spanish Super Cup Clasico final in Saudi Arabia on Sunday to take the first trophy of the Hansi Flick era.  Madrid got their first goal through Kylian Mbappe, but Barcelona scored five as their team had their keeper Wojciech Szczesny sent off in the 88th minute.  Madrid tried to get revenge on their 4-0 home loss against Barcelona in the La Liga Clasico in October but instead got battered and bruised by their rivals in

Wednesday will decide who hosts the 2030 and 2034 World Cups, with Morocco, Spain and Portugal, in an alliance bid, getting the former, and Saudi Arabia acquiring the latter.  Hosting for both tournaments will be decided by a vote in a virtual Fifa Congress, but there is no mystery about which bid wins without a competition.  The 2030 World Cup will be the 100th World Cup that Uruguay hosted and it will be the South American nation to get a game as well

In spite of the fact that Saudi Arabia has yet to build most of the the stadiums it proposed to use for the tournament, the nation’s 2034 World Cup bid beat the joint one of the US, Canada and Mexico in technical evaluation of Fifa which was 2026. Fifa in an announcement made on Thursday gave a submission of its bid evaluation report and as such confirmed that the 2034 bid averaged as high as 4.2 although eight stadiums remain still to be

Al Hilal’s Brazilian superstar Neymar says Saudi Arabia may witness the best World Cup in history, if the Kingdom becomes the host of the Fifa World Cup in 2034.  After a private visit to the exhibition of the Saudi Arabia Fifa World Cup 2034 bid, Brazil’s all time leading goal scorer cozied up to the city of Riyadh and voiced his confidence in the bid.  Neymar Jr, who has spent the past year in Al Qunfudhah and seen the intense passion and talent

Saudi Arabia has been confirmed as the sole bidder for the 2034 FIFA World Cup, positioning itself to host the tournament with plans for 15 stadiums spread across five major cities. Among these, the capital city, Riyadh, will feature eight venues, showcasing the country's commitment to infrastructure development and sports. This announcement, made by state media on Wednesday, underscores Saudi Arabia's ambition to highlight its growing influence in global sports and entertainment. The 48-team tournament is set to bring unprecedented attention to the

Top tennis stars including Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, and Jannik Sinner are set to participate in an exhibition event titled the "6 Kings Slam" in Saudi Arabia in October. Joining them are Daniil Medvedev and Holger Rune, making for an exciting lineup of players. This event marks Saudi Arabia's latest venture into tennis, with the kingdom aiming to bolster its presence in the sport. The participation of high-profile players like Nadal and Djokovic adds prestige to the tournament, highlighting the growing

Much has been made of the war over golf between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia-funded LIV Golf. After nearly a year of off-course bickering and indirect fighting, LIV Golf, the PGA Tour and PGA European Tour announced a merger between the three that would pool their commercial rights into a for-profit venture funded by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund. That was not the PIF's first foray into disrupting the traditional sports leagues. Soccer Takeover In late 2021, the fund purchased an 80%

N'Golo Kante leaves Chelsea after seven years at Stamford Bridge; France midfielder key part of Blues squad that won Premier League, FA Cup, Champions League, Europa League and Club World Cup during his spell at club; Kante joins Karim Benzema at Saudi Arabia champions Al Ittihad The 32-year-old, who won the 2018 World Cup with France, joins up with compatriot Karim Benzema, who left Real Madrid and signed a three-year contract with the Saudi side earlier this week. "Don't believe in fake news.

Lionel Messi will not have his Paris St Germain (PSG) contract renewed, following his “unauthorised trip” to Saudi Arabia, according to a report by Reuters, which cited French sports daily L’Equipe. The PSG forward has previously signed an optional third-season clause in his 2021 contract, however club officials have reportedly decided not to activate it. Messi faced suspension for two weeks on Tuesday, the report said, as he was supposed to practice with his team, following a 3-1 defeat at home against Lorient

Saudi Arabia has been selected to host the 2023 Club World Cup in December, FIFA announced on Tuesday. The FIFA Council unanimously voted for the Saudi Arabian Football Federation to stage the event, which includes the six continental champions plus the host's national champions. The tournament will take place from Dec. 12-22. Earlier this month, Saudi Arabia was selected by the Asian Football Confederation to host the 2027 Asian Cup. The country has previously hosted sporting events including this year's Spanish Super Cup,

Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr was knocked of the Saudi Super Cup on Thursday after a 3-1 semi-final loss to Al Ittihad in Riyadh. The 37-year-old Portugal international, five-times Ballon d'Or winner, had a couple of chances to score but was well shackled by the Al Ittihad defence for most of the match. Anderson Talisca's goal for Al Nassr in the 67th minute was not enough to turn around the deficit from two first-half goals for Al Ittihad from Romarinho and Abderrazak Hamdallah. Muhannad

Saudi Arabia’s 2021 Arab Cup campaign ended at the group stage on Tuesday with a 1-0 loss to Morocco in Qatar. An inexperienced squad made up of Under-23 players exited the tournament after collecting one point from three games in Group C to finish in third place. In the end, Morocco were too good for the rookie Green Falcons, but they only scored through a first-half penalty from Karim El Berkaoui. Victory means they progress to the quarter-finals with three wins out of

DUBAI - Saudi Arabia said on Monday it would allow people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 to attend sporting events at stadiums at a capacity of 40% starting May 17 as the kingdom pushes its immunisation campaign. The sports ministry said in a statement on state media that as an exception, vaccinated fans would be allowed to attend an Asia World Cup qualifiers match between the Saudi and Palestinian teams on Tuesday in the capital Riyadh. Admittance will be allowed for people