Al-Hilal, Al-Nassr launch new era in Saudi football with friendly wins in Europe
RIYADH: Saudi Arabian clubs are going to have to get accustomed to the new reality of football.
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Al Hilal heartbreak as Urawa Red Diamonds clinch Asian Champions League title
Urawa Red Diamonds are champions of Asia for a third time after they defeated holders Al Hilal 2-1 on aggregate in the Asian Champions League final on Saturday.
Final heartbreak for Al-Hilal who wonder what might have been
On Saturday, Al-Hilal lost the Asian Champions League final for the third time in a decade. The record books will show that Urawa Reds won the second leg 1-0 to take the tie 2-1 on aggregate but what won’t be as clear was that — just as in 2014 against Western Sydney Wanderers and three years later against the same Japanese opposition — the Riyadh giants could have been the ones lifting the trophy.
Saudi Arabia coach Herve Renard names 32-man squad for final stage of World Cup preparations
Herve Renard, coach of the national team of Saudi Arabia, has named the 32-man squad for the third and final stages of the country’s preparations for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
5 things we learned from Saudi Arabia’s 1-0 loss to Venezuela
Saudi Arabia continued their preparations for the World Cup with a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Venezuela on Thursday, the second of two matches at their training camp in Spain. Here are five things that we learned.
Saleh Al-Shehri’s injury a bigger blow for Saudi Arabia than for Al-Hilal
You don’t often see a striker scoring a goal then holding aloft the shirt of a rival for a starting spot but that is what Abdullah Al-Hamdan did on April 11. The 22-year-old netted a fine opener in Al-Hilal’s 3-0 win over Al-Rayyan in the second game of Group A in the Asian Champions League. He then paid a visible tribute to Saleh Al-Shehri. It was a routine repeated by Mohammed Kanno after he scored later in the game.
Can anyone stop Al-Hilal from winning record 5th AFC Champions League?
RIYADH: It is a question being asked all around Asia as the AFC Champions League gets into gear: Who can stop Al-Hilal? Who can stop the title holders, who picked up a record fourth continental crown last November, from making it five this time around?
