Fri 06 January 2023: Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo still needs to serve a two-match English Football Association ban before making his Al-Nassr debut, an official at the Saudi club said Friday. Ronaldo was given a the ban in November for hitting a mobile phone out of a teenage fan’s hand after Manchester United, his club at […]
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Tue 03 January 2023: Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly has a clause in his new contract with Saudi Arabia’s Al-Nassr Football Club which would allow him to move on loan to the English Premier League’s Newcastle United should the latter qualify for the Champions League at the end of this season. The Champions League is a tournament which […]
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Tue 03 January 2023: Cristiano Ronaldo, a footballing superstar from Portugal, has arrived in Riyadh ahead of his formal debut in front of tens of thousands of supporters at the Al Nassr club in Saudi Arabia. The 37-year-old arrived in the Saudi capital late on Monday after concluding a contract worth an estimated 213 million […]
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Sun 01 January 2023: Iranian authorities have arrested football players who attended a mixed party east of Tehran, local media reported Sunday, without identifying them or giving their exact number. “Several current and former players of one of Tehran’s prominent football clubs were arrested last night (Saturday) at a mixed party in the city of […]
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Sat 31 December 2022: Portugal captain has joined the Riyadh-based side on a deal until June 2025. Saudi Arabian football club Al Nassr has announced the signing of Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo, in a landmark move for football in the Middle East. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner became a free agent last month when his contract with […]
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Fri 30 December 2022: Lula and Obama join scores of fans hailing the late football ‘king’ for his historic influence on and off the pitch. Politicians, athletes, clubs and commentators have joined in the outpouring of tributes for the late Brazilian football legend Pele, lauding his contributions and stressing that his memory will live on as long […]
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Fri 30 December 2022: Andrew Tate, a controversial British-American kickboxer-turned-internet personality, and his brother have been detained in Romania as part of an investigation into alleged human trafficking. Tate and his brother, Tristian, will be held for questioning for up to 24 hours, according to Romanian prosecutors. Footage broadcast on Romanian television on Thursday night […]
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Thu 29 December 2022: Pele, a legendary Brazilian football player, passed away at the age of 82, according to his agent. The former Santos FC star had been a hospitalized at the Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital in Sao Paulo since 29 November. He was widely considered as one of the best footballers of all time. […]
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Tue 27 December 2022: Legendary Iranian footballer Ali Daei has claimed that his wife and daughter have been denied permission to leave the country after their flight was rerouted. Daei has been a vocal supporter of Iran’s anti-government protests, which have lasted more than 100 days. The former footballer stated that his wife and daughter […]
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Tue 27 December 2022: Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja said on Sunday that he had been harassed for being Muslim. After cricket writer Bharat Sundaresan complained on Twitter about security personnel at cricket venues around Australia stopping him and questioning his credentials several times, Khawaja replied with his own experience. “You get use to it. I […]
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