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Al Hilal’s Brazilian superstar Neymar says Saudi Arabia may witness the best World Cup in history, if the Kingdom becomes the host of the Fifa World Cup in 2034.  After a private visit to the exhibition of the Saudi Arabia Fifa World Cup 2034 bid, Brazil’s all time leading goal scorer cozied up to the city of Riyadh and voiced his confidence in the bid.  Neymar Jr, who has spent the past year in Al Qunfudhah and seen the intense passion and talent

In a strategic reshuffle, ahead of the World Cup qualifiers, Australia’s head coach Tony Popovic has opted to insert experienced players Rhyan Grant, Milos Degenek, and Martin Boyle into the squad while dropping teenage star Nestory Irankunda. This is a departure from their last match against China where the young player impressed quite a number of people. This change seems to be a combination of tactical balance as the Socceroos will have two crucial matches and would want to qualify for the World

On Monday, Spain and Manchester City midfielder Rodri was awarded the Ballon d'Or as the best player in the world after putting Brazil's Vinicus JR and England's Jude Bellingham both from the Real Madrid second place in the most coveted competition.  Rodri won the award for the first time and he was central in the conquest of a record fourth consecutive Premier League title by his team last season. He was also named Most Valuable Player in the Euro 2020 championship after Spain

Liverpool Climb to Second Place with Draw Against Arsenal Liverpool and Arsenal played a thrilling 2-2 match at the Emirates Stadium London bringing the round 9 of the English Premier League to a close The final score has raised the points for Liverpool to a total of 22 meaning they are in second place position behind leaders Manchester City who are on 23 points. The match commenced with Arsenal drawing the first blood as Bukayo Saka scored a goal in the 9th minute

The Saudi Arabian coach Roberto Mancini was fired after a poor performance. Roberto Mancini has been ousted as the coach of the Saudi football national team after overseeing disappointing results. Only 14 months into the job, Roberto was ejected because of having weak results with the Green Falcons. Roberto Mancini, who led Italy to its Euro 2020 victory, failed to bend the curve much in Saudi Arabia as he could only win 7 out of 18 games. In a statement that read, “a

On Tuesday in Dubai, Aymeric Laporte scored nine minutes from the end to secure a 1-0 victory for Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr against Andranik Eskandarian's Esteghlal of Iran, further consolidating the Saudi Pro League clubs' supremacy in the league phase of the Asian Champions League Elite. This victory elevates the Riyadh-based club to seven points from their first three fixtures, two points adrift of compatriots Al Hilal and Al Ahli who are at the top of the unified continental club championship. Al Shabab are

UAE football fans are in for a treat as they have already witnessed Brazilian striker Neymar tear it up in an Asian Champions League clash featuring Al Hilal versus the UAE’s Al Ain.  Tuesday will be a big day for football as global superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo will make a return to the pitch as he leads Al Nassr against Esteghlal FC of Iran in another thrilling encounter.  In a last minute move, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) ordered Esteghlal to find a neutral

Former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain attacker Neymar, 32, who tore his Meniscus and Acl in the left knee in October last year while on international duty has not played ever since After long lay off, Brazil’s famed forward Neymar returned to the pitch appearing as a substitute as Al Hilal knocked out Asian champions – Al Ain – in a five goal thriller which ended 5-4.  It is worth recalling that in October of last year, the 32-year-old forward last played for the

The football association in Bahrain has stated that they will ask for a World Cup qualifying match that is set to take place in March this year, not to take place in Indonesia, due to Indonesia having people who have threatened to kill the national team of Bahrain. "Considering the team’s safety in such circumstances, the Association will apply to have the match relocated," it said in a statement that was distributed over X on Wednesday. "The association does not hesitate to say

Al Sadd and Persepolis confrontation at AFC Champions League. Its held at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium This is another example of how the development of the media’s infrastructure in Qatar State helps organize the matches with the involvement of the world requirements together with football development. Football fans are waiting with bated breath for this chronic clash, as they will witness two of Asia’s football heavyweights battling it out for glory on October 21, 2024. Match Details Tensions are sure to flare up

Al Rayyan vs Al Ahli: This Could Just Be The Best Qatar Stars League Match Ever The Qatar Stars League (QSL) is going to see yet another entertaining game as Al Rayyan visits pride of place to Al Ahli at the iconic Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium. It is scheduled to take place on October 21, 2024, and this mouth watering encounter guarantees plenty of excitement from two of Qatar’s leading teams. The fans want to watch their favorite players in a trek for

Asia has eight available slots directly for the next FIFA World Cup which will be of the 48 team tournament. UAE eye win to keep 2026 FIFA World Cup hopes alive. It is expected that UAE will avoid the stress of playing in hostile environments and restore their dominance at night against North Korea at the Hazza bin Zayed Stadium on Thursday in the FIFA World Cup qualification matches. Both the teams are looking for a win as UAE has three points and

It was their second 3-0 home league defeat in a row after losing to Liverpool on Sept. 1. Manchester United returned to the doldrums once again following their calamitous performance against Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 staggering defeat on Sunday with Erik ten Hag remaining as the boxing canvas at the twisted corner of the ring, however, the worried coach said that he was sure that he still felt happy about the communication concerning club’s owners struggling as his faced turbulence. Just three minutes into

Sam Lammers e­xploited Christian Eriksen's mishap during the se­cond half at Old Trafford, swiftly dashing off to score a tie-maker for the­ underdog team from the Ne­therlands. Manchester Unite­d's head coach, Erik ten Hag, scrutinized his te­am's lack of relentless aggre­ssion. This came after their disappointing 1-1 tie­ with his previous team, FC Twente­, in the newly rede­signed Europa League that took place­ on Wednesday. Once again, Sam Lamme­rs took full advantage of Christian Eriksen's error during the­ second half at Old Trafford,

The Anfield youth product who is rumored to leave has expressed how the artist known as Slot helped him out. Liverpool Boss Trent Alexander-Arnold was praised for his all round playing abilities including defending by Arne Slot Owen because Alexander-Arnold is a right back where attackers mostly are acknowledged. The 25-year-old who is playing out the last year of the contract with the club echoes the concern that people tend to view him as an ‘offensive player’ rather than a ‘defensive one’ is

Big news in the­ world of soccer coaching. We're he­aring that Jurgen Klopp is now the top pick to replace­ Julian Nagelsmann as the boss of the Ge­rman national team. This info has got fans and experts buzzing. Why? Klopp has done­ some amazing stuff with teams like Live­rpool and Borussia Dortmund. Klopp's Credentials People­ know Jurgen for his charm and smart strategies. He­'s seen as one of today's top football manage­rs. His wins at Liverpool give proof. He le­d them to Premier

Mancheste­r City stumbled in the Premie­r League, settling for a draw against last se­ason's contender, Arsenal. This happe­ned due to John Stones' spe­ctacular equalizer in the final mome­nt. The other highlight of this, very physical match which is now part of the rich history between the Arsenal and City managers, saw Erling Haaland score his 100th goal for City in 105 appearances for the club. The much-anticipated match between the two contenders of the Premier trophy began in rather thuggish, physical way when,

The two young stars Yamal and Wirtz are impressing in the Champions League. Quite promptly after the patch that sparked at the European Championship, two young footballers of the highest order shined through for the world of club football. The Millenial generation Yamal, who scored, wasn’t enough to save Barcelona from defeat against Monaco 2-1 on Thursday in the Champions League, as they had to do it with just 10 players, marking the end of a perfect season for the Spanish club. As

In the year 1990, Schillaci scored three goals in the semi-finals and finals of the tournament and finished joining Italy’s golden ‘boot’ winning the 1990 FIFA World World Showpiece and helped pull Italy to third. Salvatore Schillaci, the best scorer of the 1990 World Cup, former Italy deputy, and the Inter and Juventus clubs player died at 59 years of age. The date is October 25, 2023, according to Inter and such clubs as Juventus. Schillaci helped Italy climb upwards to attain a

Real Madrid have not just been sitting idle since this season, having already played one European game and beating Atalanta to win the Uefa Super Cup with Mbappe making his first appearance for the club scoring. The structure might be different , but very few people would wager that the winner would change any time soon. As if 14-time winners Real Madrid's chances of winning the Champions League were not good enough already, they now possess the most feared striker in the game