Odion Ighalo's first game at the King Abdul Aziz Stadium ended in defeat as Al Wehda lost 3-0 to reigning Saudi Pro League champions Al-Ittihad on Monday night. The Nigerian forward is a new signing by the Mecca outfit and scored off the bench in added time on his debut in a 3-0 win at Al Tai last time out. The 34-year-old started on the bench...
Saudi Pro League club Al Hilal have completed the signing of Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bono from Sevilla for a fee in the region of €21 million on a three-year contract. The 32-year-old shot-stopper, who was in goal for the Spaniards in their UEFA Super Cup defeat to Manchester City on Wednesday, did not return from Greece with his teammates as he flew to Saudi Arabia to...
Brazilian star Neymar has granted his first interview since completing a move to Saudi Pro League club Al Hilal, and the 31-year-old said he is "very excited" about the move. He further revealed that it "will be wonderful" to go head-to-head with big football stars like Karim Benzema and Al Nassr’s Cristiano Ronaldo, whom he credited for the huge influx of stars moving to the Middle...
Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal has completed the signing of Brazilian talisman Neymar Jr. from Paris Saint-Germain on a two-year deal, the club announced on Tuesday. Neymar joins the Riyadh-based club in a lucrative deal worth about €90 million, and he signs a contract valid until 2025 that will see him earn a reported €150 million a year, an amount that is six times what he...
Sadio Mane opened his Al Nassr account in the Saudi Arabian Pro League but it ended in a 2-1 defeat against Al-Ettifaq on Monday. Al Nassr were fresh off winning the Arab Club Champions Cup on Saturday, defeating Saudi rivals Al-Hilal 3-1. They took an early against Steven Gerrard's Al-Ettifaq when Mane connected with Ali Al Hassan's pass and finished off from close range. It remained...
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