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Saudi Arabia ‘will keep focused and fighting,’ Coach Renard says

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s soccer players will remain focused and keep fighting until the World Cup’s last moments, their head coach said on Saturday after the team’s 2-0 loss to Poland. “I am proud of my players and football is a team sport in which there is success and failure,” Herve Renard told a press conference. “The most important thing is that we have one match (left) and we must remain focused.” After an epic win against Argentina in their opening game, the Green Falcons failed to soar to the same heights against Robert Lewandowski and his Polish teammates at the Education City Stadium in Qatar and so remain on three points in Group C.

Five things we learned from Saudi Arabia’s 2-0 defeat to Poland

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia lost 2-0 to Poland at Education City in Qatar on Saturday and remain on three points after two games in World Cup Group C. Here are five things we learned from the match: Saudi Arabia deserved something It was an entertaining encounter that should have contained more goals, and many of them could have gone to Saudi Arabia. There may have been concerns that the win over Argentina was so big that it would be hard for coach Herve Renard to get his players down from cloud nine and focus on the task at hand, but that was not the issue.

Saudi team conclude Poland match preparations

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia have concluded their preparations to face Poland on Saturday in the second game of the World Cup in Qatar. The Saudi players conducted a training session at the Celine Resort Stadium, under the supervision of their head coach Herve Renard.

Ronaldo could consider Al-Nasr Club’s €225million offer after World Cup

DUBAI: Cristiano Ronaldo, who became club-less on Tuesday, is only willing to discuss Saudi Arabia’s Al-Nasr Club’s offer of €225 million ($234 million) once the FIFA World Cup ends. The Portuguese striker, who just parted ways with Manchester United, is reported to have been offered a three-year contract worth €75million per year by the Saudi club, according to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper. Well-informed sources told the newspaper, citing Ronaldo’s agent, that the latter does not want to end negotiations with Al-Nasr and would only consider it after the World Cup ends in Doha.

ITV pundit Nadia Nadim leaves World Cup broadcaster’s coverage after mother’s death

DUBAI: Danish-Afghan Nadia Nadim, former footballer and current pundit with ITV, rushed from the broadcaster’s coverage of the Denmark and Tunisia World Cup clash after hearing that her mother had been killed in an accident. The ex-Manchester City player left before full time during Tuesday’s game, the BBC reported on Thursday. Nadim took to Instagram to announce that her mother had been hit and killed by a truck on her way back from the gym.

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Hopes of World Cup progress look brighter for Arab nations

DUBAI: It may be painful but let’s look back to the first round of games for Arab countries at the 2018 World Cup. Saudi Arabia were thrashed 5-0 by hosts Russia in the tournament’s opening game in Moscow. Then came Tunisia and Morocco, and it is hard to say whether their first defeats were more heartbreaking or less.

Pep Guardiola signs two-year contract extension at Manchester City

DUBAI: Manchester City have announced that Pep Guardiola has signed a two-year contract extension. His latest deal means that he will remain at the Etihad until the summer of 2025. Guardiola has so far won 11 major trophies during his tenure, including four of the last five Premier League titles.

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Saudi Arabia ‘will keep focused and fighting,’ Coach Renard says

Five things we learned from Saudi Arabia’s 2-0 defeat to Poland

Saudi team conclude Poland match preparations

Ronaldo could consider Al-Nasr Club’s €225million offer after World Cup

ITV pundit Nadia Nadim leaves World Cup broadcaster’s coverage after mother’s death

Using technology to make it rain

Hopes of World Cup progress look brighter for Arab nations

Pep Guardiola signs two-year contract extension at Manchester City