Sheikh Jassim was among the front-runners to buy Manchester United after several rounds of bidding earlier this year, but the process has come to a halt in recent months despite the anger of supporters toward current owners. United announced nearly a year ago that they were exploring "strategic alternatives to...

Saudi Arabia's football clubs continue to win over global stars with Serbian forward Aleksandar Mitrovic becoming the latest player to join Al Hilal. The club is reported to have negotiated a $64 million deal for the 28-year-old. The Premier League club confirmed the Serbian's departure following Saturday's 3-0 Premier home...

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia--Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is the latest star name to make the move to Saudi Arabia after signing a deal to become head coach of Al-Ettifaq. The 43-year-old has been out of the game since being sacked by Aston Villa in October. Gerrard had previously said he...

London, United Kingdom -- A source close to Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani said Thursday that the Qatari bidders were still awaiting clarity from Manchester United after a report suggested they could be offered exclusivity in the battle to buy the club. United announced in November that the board...

Al Hilal football club officials are in Paris to seal a mega-deal with Lionel Messi, who is leaving Qatar-owned Paris-Saint Germain. The officials will meet Messi's agent, Jorge, with the aim of completing the signing. One source said Saudi delegation has one goal: "to return with Messi official approval to...

TUNIS, TUNISIA -  A goalkeeper at a top-flight Tunisian football club has reached Italy as a clandestine migrant, his club said Friday, as the dire economy pushes thousands into making similar journeys. "Due to the financial crisis facing the club, and difficult living conditions (in Tunisia), the goalkeeper of Avenir Sportif...

Cristiano Ronaldo may make his Saudi Arabian debut on January 22 after the Portuguese star was successfully registered by new team Al Nassr. The star who was unveiled to fans this week joined the squad list after Al Nassr terminated Vincent Aboubakar to stay within the maximum eight foreign nationals...

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia--Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo faces a wait to make his Al Nassr debut because the Saudi club have exceeded their quota for foreign players, club sources told AFP on Thursday. When he was unveiled with great fanfare on Tuesday, the 37-year-old said he was keen to play as soon...

An unprecedented rush at the Al Nassr kit store started as soon as reports of the deal were leaked to the local press on Friday night -- hours before the official announcement.

Despite robust opposition from Europe's biggest clubs, FIFA chief Gianni Infantino has announced plans for a 32-team Club World Cup from 2025. An expansion of the competition has long been a pet project of Infantino. In 2021 a 24-team event was planned but was cancelled due to the Covid pandemic.

Kuwait--Activities of the local sports season of the Kuwait Camel Racing Club for 2022-2023 season begun on Saturday at Sheikh Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber AlSabah racetrack. The activities  included nine runs. More than 300 participants of all ages participated in Saturday's race, which contributed towards increasing the number of camels in...

Only five football clubs in the region — Al-Fateh, Al-Hilal and Al-Faisali of Saudi Arabia, as well as Morocco's Al-Wydad and Nahdet Berkane —have reported budgetary excess.

The Egyptian football club Ghazl El Mahalla has put off its listing on the stock exchange to April. The listing was originally to happen in February.

The latest UEFA study includes the consolidated results of these same 711 clubs for the year 2020, as well as the anticipated financial statements of 95 major teams for the year 2021, particularly marked by games played behind closed doors.

Renewable energy company Masdar will become an official partner of Manchester City under an agreement that will see them collaborate in several activities, such as launching a global campaign on the importance of climate action and mitigating climate change. The campaign will coincide with the Masdar-hosted Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week...

Ahmad Skaik, who is the sole representative of the host UAE and the Gulf region, said he was happy to be in the tournament still because had not been playing well.

A transfer fee of 8.4 million euros ($9.9 million) has been set with the Italian club receiving 20 percent of any subsequent moves the player makes. The 23-year-old arrived in Italy from Istanbul Basaksehir in 2017 and has scored 17 goals in 88 appearances. Roma have loaned Turkey winger Cengiz...