Manchester, United Kingdom - Newcastle must overcome the might of Paris Saint-Germain and a mounting injury list if the Magpies' first foray into the Champions League for 20 years is not to come to a premature end on Tuesday. Damaging back-to-back defeats to Borussia Dortmund have left Eddie Howe's men sitting...
Saudi club Al-Ettifaq signs English footballer Jordan Henderson
Liverpool, United Kingdom - Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson completed his move to Saudi Pro League side Al-Ettifaq on Thursday, becoming the latest big-name player to be lured to the Gulf state. The England midfielder, who posted a farewell message on Wednesday, has ended a 12-year stay at Anfield, during which he...
Brazil footballer Firmino joins Saudi club Al-Ahli after Liverpool exit
Backed by the nation's sovereign wealth fund, the Saudi Pro League is luring big names from the major European leagues with the promise of huge salaries. Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard took over as coach at Al-Ettifaq earlier in the week, while Karim Benzema and N'Golo Kante have also made...
Saudi Al Hilal signs Senegal defender Kalidou Koulibaly
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Al Hilal club announced on Sunday the signing of Senegal defender Kalidou Koulibaly to join Al Hilal from Premier League side Chelsea. The club added that Koulibaly's contract extends for three seasons until the end of 2025-2026 season. Koulibaly scored two goals in 32 appearances...French football star Kante joins Saudi champions
A dynamic and industrious midfielder Kante, won the World Cup with France in 2018, said said he was "very excited to play for the Tigers". Current Ballon d'Or holder Benzema joined Al-Ittihad earlier this month, after 14 seasons with Real Madrid in which he won five Champions Leagues, four La...
Boehly consortium to buy Chelsea for record $5.2bn
Chelsea confirmed on Saturday that a consortium led by LA Dodgers co-owner Todd Boehly has won the battle to buy the Premier League club in a £4.25 billion ($5.2 billion) deal.Chelsea bags FIFA world champion title in Abu Dhabi
Chelsea was handed the prestigious trophy by FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
FIFA Club World Cup to be held in UAE in Feb
The cup will run from Feb 3-12, featuring eight matches between the champions of the six continental confederations along with the top team in the host nation.
