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Saudi Arabia builds sustainable sports ecosystem through acquisition of top football talent

The transfers of star footballers Ronaldo, Neymar, and Benzema to Saudi Arabia were felt around the world. Al Majalla explores how these major moves are shaking up the global sports landscape.

Ghazi al-Omari 30 August 2023

The Brazilian football star's recent move to Al-Hilal grabbed international headlines. Al Majalla sheds light on Neymar's distinguished career and how the move will impact the Saudi football scene.

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Neymar: The Brazilian football star changing the face of Saudi football

The Brazilian football star's recent move to Al-Hilal grabbed international headlines. Al Majalla sheds light on his distinguished career and how the move will impact the Saudi football scene.

Ali Mahmoud Khodir 26 August 2023

England's forward #18 Chloe Kelly celebrates their victory after a penalty shoot-out during the Australia and New Zealand 2023 Women's World Cup round of 16 football match between England and Nigeria at Brisbane Stadium in Brisbane.

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How women's football is becoming an arena for culture wars over feminism

Women in England and Spain are celebrating themselves through displays of feminism that have been applauded by some and criticised by others

Bryn Haworth 20 August 2023

FIFA bans, ardent fans and an enduring legacy... Iraqi football legend Ahmed Radhi died of Covid-19 in 2020, but his memory remains vivid in the minds of the nation he inspired.

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From childhood hero to friend: My journey with Iraqi football legend Ahmed Radhi

FIFA bans, ardent fans and an enduring legacy... Iraqi football legend Ahmed Radhi died of Covid-19 in 2020, but his memory remains vivid in the minds of the nation he inspired.

Ali Mahmoud Khodir 15 August 2023

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José Mourinho’s Roma revolution is a lesson on how to overcome setbacks

Dubbed 'the special one', Mourinho's undoubted greatness comes with some controversy, but one of the biggest names in football has fought back to rediscover a unique brand of success

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The tears of Ronaldo

It was Ronaldo's tears of defeat that eventually revealed him as an ordinary man dealing with his personal fate

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Flower petals are seen inside the Kanjuruhan stadium where a riot and stampede took place following a soccer match between Arema vs Persebaya, in Malang, East Java province, Indonesia, October 2, 2022. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/File Photo

Indonesia to Demolish Soccer Stadium Where Stampede Killed Over 130

Indonesia will demolish and rebuild a football stadium where a stampede killed more than 130 people this month, President Joko Widodo said on Tuesday as he vowed to "thoroughly transform" the sport…

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Robert Lewandowski: Best Men's Player of the Year

"You broke records, and you, too, would have deserved to win this," Lionel Messi told Robert Lewandowski after the Argentine picked up his seventh Ballon d'Or in Paris in November. "You had an…

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"Captains of Zaatari": Football Dream Helps Two Syrian Refugees Escape Their Bleak Life

Wars and human rights violations forced people worldwide to disperse and flee their homelands to become refugees in other countries. And only their dreams pay the price. "Refugees need…

Salma Adham 12 November 2021

Nabil Al Halfawi: Veteran Actor Stirs Controversy as a Football Fanatic

Veteran actor Nabil Al-Halfawi tops the most mentioned Egyptian actors on Twitter, as he is known for his striking political and social tweets. Usually stirring controversy, Al-Halfawi is keen on…

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Saudi Arabia builds sustainable sports ecosystem through acquisition of top football talent

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