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Saudi Arabia was the real winner at FIFA Club World Cup
Money as allowed the Kingdom to launder its image while positioning itself as the preeminent power broker for the world's ...
However, experts caution that without a coordinated and swift national response – involving upskilling workers, aligning training with Saudi needs, improving language education, and diversifying ...
The draw for the fourth round of AFC qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup has been made in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.
Indonesia will get the chance to pull off another upset against Saudi Arabia in the next stage of the Asian qualifiers.
FIFA, world football’s governing body, has once again been brought into the spotlight following legal submissions regarding ...
Fifa sealed a commercially inexplicable broadcasting deal [for the Club World Cup] said to be worth $1bn with an entity that is now part-owned by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund. Advertisement ...
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — In the end, not even Saudi Arabia or Gianni Infantino could engineer a way to get Cristiano Ronaldo to the Club World Cup. FIFA president Infantino certainly tried ...
FIFA took another Saudi Arabian investment Thursday for the U.S.-hosted Club World Cup, announcing a top-tier commercial deal with the kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund, which holds majority ...
Not even Saudi Arabia or FIFA could get Cristiano Ronaldo to the Club World Cup by: JAMES ROBSON, Associated Press. Posted: Jun 17, 2025 / 11:17 PM EDT. Updated: Jun 17, 2025 / 11:21 PM EDT.