‘So many off-field issues’:Life at one of Saudi Arabia’s richest clubs

‘So many off-field issues’:Life at one of Saudi Arabia’s richest clubs

Saudi Arabian football has undergone a recent revolution that has attracted stars even as big as Cristiano Ronaldo - as well as some Australian representation.

  • byVince Rugari

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Fans seeking selfies with Ronaldo stop game six times as ‘slapstick’ own goal helps Portugal win

Fans seeking selfies with Ronaldo stop game six times as ‘slapstick’ own goal helps Portugal win

A howler own-goal from Turkey was just one moment of a chaotic Portugal win in the Euros,with the game repeatedly stopped by pitch invaders trying to get a snap with Cristiano Ronaldo.

  • byJames Ducker
What we’ve learnt from the first round of matches at Euro 2024

What we’ve learnt from the first round of matches at Euro 2024

Cristiano Ronaldo has still got it,Germany have got it again,Belgium still don’t have it (and never will),and the English have a new song to sing (thank heavens).

  • byVince Rugari
Saudi deal has tarnished Rafael Nadal’s halo

Saudi deal has tarnished Rafael Nadal’s halo

Tennis legend Rafael Nadal says he’s linking up with Saudi Arabia to “grow the game”. Yeah,it couldn’t be about the money,oh no.

  • byGreg Baum
More valuable than Messi? Why a Japanese baseballer is worth $1 billion

More valuable than Messi? Why a Japanese baseballer is worth $1 billion

If you tallied up the salaries of every men’s NRL player for the next four years,it still wouldn’t match what Shohei Ohtani will earn from the Los Angeles Dodgers. Why is he so valuable?

  • byAdam Pengilly
Big-name stars have taken Saudi money,but fans aren’t buying it

Big-name stars have taken Saudi money,but fans aren’t buying it

No matter how much cash is thrown at getting top sportspeople on board in LIV Golf and the Saudi Pro League,the public is much more picky.

  • byPeter FitzSimons
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Saudi club Al-Hilal make record $493m bid for Mbappe

Saudi club Al-Hilal make record $493m bid for Mbappe

Paris Saint-Germain have given Al-Hilal permission to negotiate directly with the French striker,who is expected to become a free agent at the end of the upcoming season.

  • byJames Robson
First it was LIV Golf,now Saudi Arabia is staging a $32 billion football takeover
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First it was LIV Golf,now Saudi Arabia is staging a $32 billion football takeover

The kingdom’s new government-sanctioned sporting target is the beautiful game – and Cristiano Ronaldo’s mega-deal with Al Nassr was just the start.

  • byVince Rugari
Arsenal find form against Chelsea,Messi set for move after Saudi trip suspension
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Arsenal find form against Chelsea,Messi set for move after Saudi trip suspension

The Gunners are back on top of the Premier League courtesy of a sublime 15-minute first-half spell in which Martin Odegaard scored twice and Gabriel Jesus also found the net.

  • byWilliam Schomberg
Records tumble as Ronaldo and Kane on song in Euro qualifiers

Records tumble as Ronaldo and Kane on song in Euro qualifiers

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a double in his 197th appearance for Portugal while Harry Kane broke Wayne Rooney’s England scoring record in an eventful night of Euro 2024 qualifying.

City close Arsenal gap with stunning comeback;Ronaldo,Messi roll back the years

City close Arsenal gap with stunning comeback;Ronaldo,Messi roll back the years

Tottenham went two goals up at the break before City stormed home for a 4-2 win,while football’s greatest rivalry came to an apparent end in a nine-goal thriller.

  • byPeter Hall