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Roberto Mancini turns to fresh faces as Saudi Arabia step up Asian Cup preparations
With the summer of unprecedented spending out of the way and the 2023/24 Saudi Pro League season in full flow, Saudi Arabia was back in global headlines again over the past few days.
Rooney rejected offer in Saudi Arabia before taking Birmingham job
Wayne Rooney said he rejected an offer to manage in the Saudi Pro League before choosing to take charge of Birmingham City.
Mancini looking for Saudi Arabia fixes against Nigeria as big games loom
There are plenty connections between Saudi Arabia and Portugal in terms of high-profile players and coaches in the Roshn Saudi League and national team coach Roberto Mancini will need a little Portuguese inspiration on Friday.
Benzema tempted by Saudi Arabia's 'huge' football project
Karim Benzema was lured by Saudi Arabia's "huge project" and the fact it is a Muslim country when he decided to end a trophy-laden stint with Real Madrid to move to Al-Ittihad, the French striker said on Wednesday.
20 players arrive Super Eagles camp for Saudi Arabia, Mozambique friendlies
Twenty players are now in the Super Eagles camp in Portugal ahead of Nigeria’s double-header international friendly matches against Saudi Arabia and Mozambique.
Jose Mourinho: I will definitely work in Saudi Arabia
CAIRO: Roma coach Jose Mourinho said he fully expects to work in Saudi Arabia one day after his compatriot, Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo, led the way by joining Al-Nassr, with a stream of players subsequently signing for Saudi Pro League teams.
Saudi Arabia’s medal tally upped to 10 in Asian Games
HANGZHOU, China: Saudi Arabia’s 18-year-old jiu-jtsu fighter Omar Nada on Saturday won a bronze medal in the under-85 kg weight category at the 19th Asian Games in Hanbgzhou. The youngest athlete to represent the Kingdom’s delegation, Nada defeated his Kyrgyz contender Abdulrahman Hajj to win the bronze and become the youngest winner in the history of Saudi Arabia’s participation in the Asian Games, a media statement said. His victory increased Saudi Arabia’s medal tally to 10 — four gold, two silver and four bronze — in the event that concludes tomorrow. In the karate competitions, Fajr Al-Nashri was eliminated following his defeat to Jordan’s Mohammed Al-Jaffar, in the round of 16 in the 84 kg weight category, with a score of 1-5. During the Kingdom’s participation in the Asian Games, the Green Falcons have collected a total of 71 medals (29 gold, 15 silver, 27 bronze), since the Bangkok games in 1978. The Kingdom won a single bronze medal in New Delhi 1982, a single silver medal in Seoul 1986, one bronze medal in Beijing 1990, and nine medals in Hiroshima 1994 (one gold, three silver, five bronze). Saudi athletes also won nine medals in Busan in 2002 (seven gold, one silver, one bronze), 14 medals in Doha in 2006 (eight gold, six bronze), 13 medals in Guangzhou in 2010 (five gold, three silver, five bronze), seven medals in Incheon in 2014 (three gold, three silver, one bronze), six medals in Jakarta in 2018 (one gold, two silver, three bronze), and ten medals in Hangzhou in 2022 (four gold, two silver, four bronze).