Barcelona's Kessie moves to Saudi side Al-Ahli
Barcelona's Franck Kessie has joined Saudi Pro League side Al-Ahli, the Laliga club announced on Wednesday.
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France leave it late to reboot hopes as Jamaica make history
BRISBANE, Australia: France breathed fresh life into their Women’s World Cup campaign with a 2-1 victory over Brazil on Saturday as Sweden barreled into the last 16 and Jamaica claimed a historic first win.
Saudi league ‘completely changed the market’: Guardiola
SEOUL: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said on Saturday that the Saudi Pro League had “completely changed the market” and he expects more and more high-profile players to move there. City winger Riyad Mahrez this week became just the latest big name to move to Saudi football, following in the footsteps of Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and numerous others from Europe’s top leagues.
Bayern shrug off Mane absence to win Japan friendly
TOKYO: A Bayern Munich side missing the departing Sadio Mane beat Kawasaki Frontale 1-0 on Saturday with a goal by substitute Josip Stanisic in the second game of their Japan tour. Forward Mane was left out of the squad for the friendly, with the German champions saying on Twitter that he was in talks with another club “and is therefore not in the line-up today.” The 31-year-old former Liverpool star appears set to become the latest high-profile player to join the Saudi league with a move to Al Nassr, according to several media outlets.
Spence, Crawford make weight for welterweight unification showdown
LAS VEGAS: Unbeaten Americans Errol Spence and Terence Crawford made weight Friday for their long awaited and highly anticipated welterweight world title unification showdown in Las Vegas.
A warm welcome for Mahrez as he joins Al-Ahli teammates in Austrian training
JEDDAH: Algerian winger Riyad Mahrez, who joined Al-Ahli from Manchester United, took part in his first training session with the team in Austria on Friday. Performing an honorary corridor, Ahli players enthusiastically welcomed their newest member. The 32-year-old was a key figure in Leicester City’s Premier League title in 2016. He subsequently won the league four more times with Manchester City and a Champions League title, too. He scored 15 games from 47 matches for the Blues last season.
Saudi side Al-Ahli recruit Salzburg’s Jaissle as coach
PARIS: Saudi side Al-Ahli on Friday named Matthias Jaissle as their new coach, the young German moving from Austrian champions RB Salzburg. The 35-year-old, regarded as one of the most promising managers of his generation, joins the posse of high profile players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema lured to the Saudi Pro League by enormous pay cheques.