FIFA and Saudi Arabia bond over Club World Cup this week with bigger goal ahead of 2034 World Cup
FIFA’s long-time engagement with Saudi Arabia became a fully formed partnership this year.
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‘Getting worse’ - Man City fans make worrying prediction after Crystal Palace draw
Manchester City supporters are lamenting their side’s inability to put opponents to the sword after letting a two-goal lead slip against Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Fabinho confident Al Ittihad will bounce back from Club World Cup disappointment
Al Ittihad’s Fabinho said the hosts have no excuses for their Fifa Club World Cup exit to Al Ahly on Friday, but vowed to focus on still delivering silverware to the team's fans this season.
Manchester City to face Urawa at Club World Cup after Asian champion beats Mexico’s León
JEDDAH: Manchester City will play Urawa Red Diamonds in the Club World Cup semifinals after the Asian champion beat León of Mexico 1-0 on Friday. Saudi Arabian champion Al-Ittihad, captained by Karim Benzema, played Al Ahly, the Egyptian champion of Africa, later Friday in the other second-round game. The winner will face Fluminense of Brazil in the semifinals next week. Urawa’s win was sealed with a 78th-minute goal by Dutch forward Alex Schalk, who squeezed a low, angled shot past advancing León goalkeeper Rodolfo Cota. Schalk’s journey from his native Netherlands to Japan took him via the north of Scotland, where he spent three seasons at Ross County, and to Switzerland with Servette, where the first of his four years was in the second division. Urawa earned their place at the seven-team Club World Cup by winning the Asian Champions League in February, beating Saudi club Al-Hilal in the final.
Al-Ittihad’s FIFA Club World Cup hopes dashed by Al-Ahly
Al-Ittihad’s FIFA Club World Cup campaign ended on Friday with a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Al-Ahly in their second-round clash in Jeddah.
Al Ahly thrash Al-Ittihad in Club World Cup to book Fluminense semi-final
JEDDAH : Egypt's Al Ahly cruised to a 3-1 win over Al-Ittihad on Friday to book a place in the Club World Cup semi-finals after Karim Benzema missed a penalty before scoring for the Saudi side.
Al Ahly paint Jeddah red with Club World Cup win over hosts Al Ittihad
The prodigious banner before the match declared “The World Is Yellow”, but in the end it was a vibrant red.
'I felt betrayed and hurt': Janine van Wyk defends call to abandon Banyana after not getting her way
Janine van Wyk opened up on the mental and emotional roller-coaster ride she went through when the record to be the most capped African footballer of all time was within reach, but it looked like she wouldn't get her hands on it.