Saudi Football

Al-Ittihad Membership’s administration firm blocked the signing of Italian former AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli because of the want of Frenchman Karim Benzema, the captain of the Western membership’s first soccer crew, to signal together with his accomplice Christophe Galtier, the present Qatari coach of Al-Duhail, in accordance with the sources of the French newspaper “Le Parisen”, on Friday.
In line with the identical sources, the administration of the Jeddah Federation accelerated its negotiations with the administration of Qatari Al-Duhail, to comply with make a contract with Galtier, from final Thursday, if a wage of round 12 million euros was provided yearly, with contract extending for 3. seasons, and a complete price of as much as 36 million euros. The sources indicated that Galtier doesn’t thoughts a transfer to Al-Ittihad, so long as his Qatari membership permits.
In the identical context, the French newspaper “L’EQUIPE” mentioned on Friday that the Spanish Ramon Blanes, the sports activities director of the West Membership, doesn’t welcome the transfer to a contract with Galtier, showing on the one time he thinks away in mild. of this step.
Karim Benzema met Christophe Galtier at French membership Lyon within the 2007-2008 season, and the 2 ended the season as champions of the French League, and Benzema ended his season because the league’s high scorer with 20 purpose, and received his season. Participant of the Season Award in France.

Saudi decision-makers have stopped the concept of ​​organizing the Saudi Tremendous Cup 2025 in China, within the interval from August 13 to 17, in accordance with Al-Riyadiya knowledgeable sources.
Based on the sources, on account of a distinction within the phrases of the contract between the 2 events the verbal settlement was terminated, with Taif and Abha as a substitute because of the appropriate local weather in summer season, which in addition to selling home tourism within the nation.
The identical sources mentioned that the Saudis have a suggestion from Qatar to host the match in air-conditioned stadiums, on which the 2022 World Cup matches have been organized, however their possibilities appear much less.
4 groups, Al-Hilal, Al-Nasr, Al-Ahly and Al-Taawoun, will compete within the match.
The semi-final matches might be performed on the thirteenth and 14th of subsequent August, and the ultimate might be on the seventeenth of the identical month.
There was an Emirati-Qatari-Chinese language competitors for the rights to arrange the match, and the Soccer Affiliation thought-about the Chinese language provide, which was thought-about the very best degree, in addition to their need to have wider events. attain on the earth to market the event. of Saudi soccer and his new mission, however this concept ended because of the circumstances.
The final version was organized in Abu Dhabi, the capital of UAE, which Al Hilal received in opposition to Al Ittihad 2-1.
The Saudi Tremendous Championship began the 2014 season in opposition to Al-Fateh, the league champion, and Al-Ittihad, the King’s Cup champion on the time, and Al-Fateh received, and continued till the 2021 season, till modified his system to 4 groups: the champion of the league and his runner, and the champion of the cup and his second place, and if the groups went once more, the third and fourth locations can be taken within the league .
Al-Hilal leads the group with probably the most Tremendous Cup winners with 4 occasions, adopted by Al-Nasr twice, and Al-Ahly, Al-Ittihad, Al-Fateh and Al-Shabab with one time every man

Portuguese Jorge Jesus, the coach of Al Hilal’s first soccer crew, postponed figuring out the way forward for Brazilian participant Michel Delgado till he discovered the outcomes of the rehabilitation program for Brazilian star Neymar da Silva , due to his cruciate ligament damage, and his capability degree. to take part with “Blue” within the first months of the following season As revealed to Al-Riyadiah, non-public sources stated.
Jesus will comply with the place of Neymar, the Brazilian and Al Hilal’s attacking wizard, on the crew’s summer time preparatory camp, which is able to start in the midst of subsequent July in Austria of the “Samba” crew to take part within the first months of the season, will proceed Al Hilal Delgado on his listing till the top of his contract in the beginning of the season In 2025, he’ll go away through the subsequent winter switch interval freely to re-register Neymar.
As for the remainder of the international gamers, the identical sources confirmed that Al Hilal meant to maintain them, together with Brazilian Renan Lodi, the left again, displaying Jesus’ desire for technical stability and the keep away from making adjustments to his group of international gamers. As well as, the Portuguese coach requested that the gamers on mortgage from Hilal be part of the Austrian camp, apart from Nasser Al-Hadhhoud, the midfielder, and the Brazilian Matheus Pereira, the attacking midfielder, who might be on mortgage to Brazilian membership Cruzeiro. change to a everlasting switch on the request of the latter. Midfielder Musab Al-Jawir, striker Abdullah Radif, left-back Moaz Faqihi and right-back Hamad Al-Yami will be part of the camp, whereas Al-Hadoud, who returned from a mortgage to Al-Raed , absent. Al-Hilal intends to contemplate the gives made to him earlier than the beginning of the following contract season to Al-Ula Membership. Redeef and Al-Yami represented Al-Shabab final season, and Al-Jawair joined them through the winter switch window, whereas Faqihi spent the identical season in Al-Taawoun shirt.
It needs to be famous that different sources knowledgeable Al-Riyadiya, in the beginning of June, that the Blue Administration is transferring to re-register Neymar within the crew’s roster, as an alternative of his companion Michel Delegado, in subsequent season.
Neymar injured the cruciate ligament and meniscus of his left knee earlier than the top of the primary half of the match that his nation misplaced towards Uruguay 0-2 in Montevideo, final October 17, within the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.