SAUDI ARABIA NEWS

Leo Beenhakker, Dutch soccer great who coached Real Madrid and two World Cup teams, dies at 82

Leo Beenhakker, the Dutch soccer coach who led two national teams at World Cups and won three league titles with Real Madrid, has died

APRIL 11 • Associated Press

2025 Concacaf Gold Cup draw: USMNT learn opponents | MLSSoccer.com The US men’s national team learned their 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup draw results Thursday evening, slotting in Group D alongside Haiti, Trinidad...

APRIL 11 • MLSSOCCER.COM

TKO Holdings And Saudi Arabia Launch Revolutionary League With the launch of a new boxing league supported by Saudi Arabia and led by TKO Holdings, the parent company of the UFC and WWE, the boxing...

APRIL 4 • KANSASCITY.COM

UFC boss Dana White texts with Trump, starts a boxing league and does things his way

Dana White spends his time texting with President Donald Trump, running UFC and starting a new boxing promotion

MARCH 28 • Associated Press

Ronaldo scores to send Al-Nassr into the AFC Champions League Elite quarters RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo was on target as Saudi Arabia's Al-Nassr beat Iran's Esteghlal 3-0 to progress to the quarterf...

MARCH 10 • THESTAR.COM

Vissel Kobe continues Japan's strong showing as Saudi teams stumble in race for Asian soccer glory

Vissel Kobe defeats South Korea’s Gwangju FC 2-0 Wednesday to continue Japan’s strong showing in the first leg of the AFC Champions League Elite’s second round

MARCH 5 • Associated Press

UFC President Dana White says he can fix boxing with new promotion in partnership with Saudis

The company that houses WWE and UFC is set to step in the ring with a new boxing promotion as part of a business deal with Saudi Arabia

MARCH 5 • Associated Press

Record January transfers in men's soccer valued at $2.35B with almost 6,000 deals

FIFA says men's soccer clubs spent a record $2.35 billion on international transfer deals in a booming January trading period, fueled by England and Saudi Arabia

FEBRUARY 7 • Associated Press

Saudi Arabia soccer club Al-Hilal says contract with Neymar has been terminated by mutual consent

Saudi Arabia soccer club Al-Hilal says contract with Neymar has been terminated by mutual consent

JANUARY 28 • Associated Press

Saudi Arabia to play in 2025 and 2027 CONCACAF Gold Cups

Saudi Arabia has been announced as an invited guest for the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2025 and 2027, eight days after it was selected to host the 2034 World Cup

DECEMBER 19, 2024 • Associated Press

Saudi Arabia's plans to host the men's World Cup 2034 will be harmful for the climate, experts say

Saudi Arabia says that to host the 2034 World Cup in men’s soccer, it will build or renovate 15 stadiums, create a futuristic city and expand airports and public transport in a mas...

DECEMBER 13, 2024 • Associated Press

Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 World Cup. But when exactly?

Saudi Arabia scored a major win in its campaign to attract major sports events to the kingdom when it was formally appointed as the 2034 World Cup host on Wednesday

DECEMBER 11, 2024 • Associated Press

FIFA names Saudi Arabia World Cup host in 2034; six nations team up for 2030

Saudi Arabia has been officially confirmed by FIFA as host of the 2034 World Cup in men’s soccer.

DECEMBER 11, 2024 • FOX SPORTS

FIFA names Saudi Arabia as host of the 2034 World Cup and Spain, Portugal and Morocco as co-hosts of the 2030 tournament

FIFA names Saudi Arabia as host of the 2034 World Cup and Spain, Portugal and Morocco as co-hosts of the 2030 tournament

DECEMBER 11, 2024 • Associated Press

FIFA confirms Saudi Arabia as 2034 World Cup host despite human rights concerns

Saudi Arabia has been officially confirmed by FIFA as host of the 2034 World Cup in men’s soccer

DECEMBER 11, 2024 • Associated Press

Norway plans to protest FIFA and abstain from decision giving 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia

Norway’s soccer federation plans to abstain from giving its approval when Saudi Arabia is confirmed Wednesday as the 2034 World Cup host, saying FIFA has done too little to protect...

DECEMBER 10, 2024 • Associated Press

World Cup hosting decisions set to kick off a decade of scrutiny on Saudi Arabia and FIFA

The inevitable result has been clear since last year

DECEMBER 9, 2024 • Associated Press

Head of UN human rights promises advice to FIFA and Saudi Arabia over 2034 World Cup issues

The United Nations’ top human rights official has pledged to try to ensure migrant labor standards in Saudi Arabia are “properly respected” around soccer's 2034 World Cup

DECEMBER 9, 2024 • Associated Press

FIFA urged not to give 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia in report alleging abuses of migrant labor

FIFA has been urged not to give Saudi Arabia the 2034 World Cup hosting rights next week without binding commitments to protect migrant labor working on massive projects in the kin...

DECEMBER 4, 2024 • Associated Press

Saudi Arabia's network of spending and influence detailed before getting 2034 World Cup from FIFA

Saudi Arabia’s growing influence and massive spending in global sports have been detailed in research ahead of the kingdom being confirmed by FIFA next week as the 2034 World Cup h...

DECEMBER 2, 2024 • Associated Press

FIFA inspection praises Saudi Arabia bid to host 2034 World Cup ahead of Dec. 11 decision

FIFA has approved the quality of Saudi Arabia's bid to host the 2034 World Cup in a 110-page evaluation that noted higher risks related to human rights in the oil-rich kingdom

NOVEMBER 30, 2024 • Associated Press

Al-Hilal draws 1-1 with Al-Sadd in Asian Champions League

Al-Hilal drew 1-1 with Al-Sadd of Qatar to maintain Saudi Arabia’s control of the group stage of the Asian Champions League Elite

NOVEMBER 26, 2024 • Associated Press

Two US senators urge FIFA not to pick Saudi Arabia as 2034 World Cup host over human rights risks

Two United States senators have urged FIFA not to pick Saudi Arabia as the 2034 World Cup host next month

NOVEMBER 25, 2024 • Associated Press

FIFA urged to put more human rights scrutiny into 2034 World Cup deal with Saudi Arabia

In two months' time FIFA is set to confirm Saudi Arabia as the host of the 2034 World Cup

OCTOBER 11, 2024 • Associated Press

Al-Nassr draws with Al-Shorta in first game in rebranded AFC Champions League Elite

Without an ill Cristiano Ronaldo, Al-Nassr of Saudi Arabia has drawn with Al-Shorta of Iraq 1-1 in the first ever game in the revamped and rebranded AFC Champions League Elite

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024 • Associated Press