Jota on alert as Celtic hero sees Ittihad next manager plan made to 'suit' Benzema amid Nuno's nervous wait
Exiled Jota is in line for a second chance at Al-Ittihad with under-pressure Nuno fighting for his job with the Saudi Pro League champions.
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Impossible balancing act? Blinken's Middle East tour concludes in Turkey
The trip that began with Blinken's fourth trip to Israel in as many weeks included a slow ratcheting up of Washington's calls for humanitarian pauses to spare civilian lives, but as Israeli troops surround Gaza City, protesters – like those outside Turkey's Incirlik NATO military base Sunday – clearly do not see results.
Pressure grows on Espirito Santo as Al-Ittihad slip up in Asian Champions League
Al-Ittihad head coach Nuno Espirito Santo's hopes of keeping his job suffered a blow as the Saudi Pro League side slumped to a 2-0 loss at Iraq's Air Force Club in the Asian Champions League on Monday.
Al-Ittihad’s struggles continue in Asia while Al-Hilal win again
JEDDAH: Al-Ittihad’s poor run of form continued on Monday with a 2-0 loss at Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya in the Asian Champions League, a defeat that will pile more pressure on coach Nuno Santo.
Karim Benzema's Misfiring Al Ittihad Beaten In Asian Champions League
Karim Benzema's Al Ittihad suffered their first defeat in this season's Asian Champions League when they were beaten 2-0 by Air Force Club in Iraq on Monday to pile the pressure on manager Nuno Espirito Santo. The current Saudi Arabian champions, struggling in the Saudi Pro League, went into the match in Erbil boasting a 100 percent record in Group C after defeating Air Force Club 1-0 in Jeddah last month. However, goals at the Franso Hariri Stadium from Ali Jasim and Mohannad Abdulraheem pulled the hosts to within two points of the group leaders after four matches. Back-to-back Asian champions in 2004 and 2005, Ittihad fell behind to the dominant home side one minute before half-time, when Jasim fired home Abdulraheem's cut-back.
Enes Kanter Freedom questions Palestinian supporters amid Israeli conflict: 'Your hypocrisy is killing me'
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Sepahan handed fine, stadium ban after Al-Ittihad cancellation
Iran's Sepahan have been handed a $200,000 fine by the Asian Football Confederation and banned from playing at their Nagsh-e-Jahan stadium after last month's Asian Champions League clash with Saudi Arabia's Al-Ittihad was cancelled.
Saudi Arabia wins second place at World Combat Games
RIYADH: The Riyadh 2023 World Combat Games ended on Monday with Ukraine coming first with 53 medals (21 gold), followed by Saudi Arabia with 51 (12), Kazakhstan with 48 (12), Independent Neutral Athletes with 18 (11), and France with 25 (10).