https://www.arabnews.com/SaudiProLeague en https://www.arabnews.com/node/2621960/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/arab-news">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sun, 2025-11-09 12:33</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: Al-Nassr defeated newly promoted Neom 3-1 on Saturday night to maintain their perfect start to the 2025-26 Saudi Pro League season.</p> <p> The win was the Riyadh club’s eighth of the campaign and sees them top the table with 24 points, three ahead of surprise package Al-Taawoun, who had won 5-2 at Al-Fateh the previous night. Al-Hilal are in third on 20 points after beating hosts Al-Najma 4-2, also on Friday.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/11/09/4656486-798521374.jpeg" width="1000" height="667" alt="" title="Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates Al-Nassr&#039;s 3-1 win at NEOM. (X:@AlNassrFC_EN)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/SaudiFootball">Saudi Football</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/SaudiProLeague">Saudi Pro League</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/football-0">football</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/roshn-saudi-pro-league%C2%A0">ROSHN Saudi Pro League </a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/spl-al-nassr">SPL Al-Nassr</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/cristiano-ronaldo">Cristiano Ronaldo</a></div></div></div> Sun, 09 Nov 2025 09:37:02 +0000 Arbee 2621960 at https://www.arabnews.com https://www.arabnews.com/node/2621122/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/arab-news">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sat, 2025-11-01 21:56</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> JEDDAH: Al-Ittihad produced a remarkable comeback on Saturday night, fighting back from four goals down with 10 men to draw 4-4 against Al-Khaleej in one of the most dramatic matches of the Saudi Pro League season.</p> <p> The evening began disastrously for the reigning champions, who conceded twice in the opening 18 minutes.</p> <p> Matters worsened in the 31st minute when midfielder Fabinho was shown a red card, leaving Sergio Conceicao’s side with 10 men for over an hour.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/11/01/4654246-931862334.jpeg" width="4096" height="3114" alt="Al-Ittihad produced a remarkable comeback on Friday night, fighting back from four goals down with 10 men to draw 4-4 against Al-Khaleej in one of the most dramatic matches of the Saudi Pro League season. (X/@ittihad_en)" title="Al-Ittihad produced a remarkable comeback on Friday night, fighting back from four goals down with 10 men to draw 4-4 against Al-Khaleej in one of the most dramatic matches of the Saudi Pro League season. (X/@ittihad_en)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/SaudiProLeague">Saudi Pro League</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/football-0">football</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/soccer">soccer</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">Saudi Arabia</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/saudi-pro-league-0">Saudi Pro League</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/spl-al-ittihad">SPL Al-ittihad</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/spl-al-khaleej">SPL Al-Khaleej</a></div></div></div> Sat, 01 Nov 2025 18:58:39 +0000 daniel.fountain 2621122 at https://www.arabnews.com https://www.arabnews.com/node/2621017/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/arab-news">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Fri, 2025-10-31 21:28</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: Marcos Leonardo’s first-half goal secured a narrow 1-0 win for Al-Hilal over Al-Shabab, lifting them to second in the Saudi Pro League table.</p> <p> Al-Hilal dominated early, with Ruben Neves firing wide in the opening minutes and seeing a free-kick hit the roof of the net, before Leonardo finished a slick team move in the 36th minute to give the visitors the lead.</p> <p> The second half saw few clear chances, with Moteb Al-Harbi curling a long-range effort over and both sides struggling to break through.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/10/31/4653960-406135701.jpeg" width="1000" height="667" alt="Marcos Leonardo’s first-half goal secured a narrow 1-0 win for Al-Hilal over Al-Shabab, lifting them to second in the Saudi Pro League table. (X/@Alhilal_EN)" title="Marcos Leonardo’s first-half goal secured a narrow 1-0 win for Al-Hilal over Al-Shabab, lifting them to second in the Saudi Pro League table. (X/@Alhilal_EN)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/SaudiProLeague">Saudi Pro League</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/football-0">football</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/soccer">soccer</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">Saudi Arabia</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/saudi-pro-league-0">Saudi Pro League</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/spl-al-hilal">SPL Al-Hilal</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/spl-al-shabab">SPL Al-Shabab</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/spl-al-ettifaq">SPL Al-Ettifaq</a></div></div></div> Fri, 31 Oct 2025 18:30:55 +0000 daniel.fountain 2621017 at https://www.arabnews.com https://www.arabnews.com/node/2620292/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/arab-news">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sun, 2025-10-26 13:17</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 950th career goal on Saturday as Al-Nassr defeated Al-Hazem 2-0 at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium to stay top of the Saudi Pro League table.</p> <p> The victory saw the Yellows maintain their 100 percent start to the season and they now lead the standings with 18 points from six matches, three ahead of second place Al-Taawoun. Riyadh rivals Al-Hilal are in third with 14 points, with Al-Hazem 14th with five points.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/10/26/4652160-1545004438.jpeg" width="1600" height="1286" alt="" title="Al-Nassr captain Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates his team&#039;s 2-0 win at Al-Hazem, a match in which he score the 950th goal of his career. (X/@AlNassrFC_EN)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/SaudiProLeague">Saudi Pro League</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/al-nasr-0">Al Nasr</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/cristiano-ronaldo">Cristiano Ronaldo</a></div></div></div> Sun, 26 Oct 2025 10:22:50 +0000 Khaled Alkhawaldeh 2620292 at https://www.arabnews.com https://www.arabnews.com/node/2620174/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/181676">John Duerden</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sat, 2025-10-25 07:31</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> JEDDAH: Al-Hilal won 2-0 at Al-Ittihad on Friday to silence the reigning champions, reaffirm their title credentials and move into third place in the Saudi Pro League behind Al-Taawoun and early leaders Al-Nassr.</p> <p> It was a night that pitted two former coaches of Milan’s great rivals against each other, with the visitors’ ex-Inter boss Simone Inzaghi crossing swords with the home side’s Sergio Conceicao, formerly of AC Milan.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/10/25/4651843-1774516186.jpg" width="1000" height="820" alt="" title="Al-Hilal won 2-0 at Al-Ittihad on Friday to silence the champions at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium and reaffirm their title credentials and also move up to third in the Saudi Pro League. (X: @Alhilal_EN)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/SaudiFootball">Saudi Football</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/SaudiProLeague">Saudi Pro League</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/football-0">football</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/saudi-pro-league-0">Saudi Pro League</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/spl-al-hilal">SPL Al-Hilal</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/spl-al-ittihad">SPL Al-ittihad</a></div></div></div> Sat, 25 Oct 2025 04:36:39 +0000 Arbee 2620174 at https://www.arabnews.com https://www.arabnews.com/node/2619434/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/arab-news">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sun, 2025-10-19 13:11</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: A Joao Felix hat-trick on Saturday saw Al-Nassr extend their lead at the top of the Saudi Pro League after a comprehensive 5-1 win over Al-Fateh at Al-Awwal Park.</p> <p> The Riyadh club now have a maximum 15 points after five rounds of the SPL season, four more than second-place Al-Hilal, who earlier in the day beat Al-Ettifaq 5-0 in Dammam.</p> <p> Going into the weekend’s fixtures, Al-Nassr held a three-point lead over reigning champions Al-Ittihad, who could only manage a 1-1 draw at Al-Fayha on Friday.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/10/19/4649983-747901268.jpeg" width="3800" height="3129" alt="" title="Joao Felix&#039;s hat-trick in Al-Nassr&#039;s 5-1 win over Al-Fateh earned him the Man of the Match. (X/@AlNassrFC_EN)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/SaudiProLeague">Saudi Pro League</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/al-hilal-0">Al Hilal</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/al-nassr-fc">Al Nassr FC</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/cristiano-ronaldo">Cristiano Ronaldo</a></div></div></div> Sun, 19 Oct 2025 10:33:17 +0000 Khaled Alkhawaldeh 2619434 at https://www.arabnews.com https://www.arabnews.com/node/2619368/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/arab-news">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sat, 2025-10-18 20:16</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: Visitors Al-Hilal defeated Al-Ettifaq in Dammam on Saturday afternoon to climb to second in the Saudi Pro League table as domestic football returns to the Kingdom following a week that saw the national team qualify to the 2026 World Cup.</p> <p> The 5-0 win reestablished Al-Hilal’s title pretensions and left them on 11 points from five matches. Al-Ettifaq remain in 10th with seven points from the same number of fixtures.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/10/18/4649776-172054838.jpeg" width="2954" height="1986" alt="Darwin Nunez nods an assist for Marcos Leonardo’s second goal in Al-Hilal’s 5-0 at Al-Ettifaq. (X/@Alhilal_EN)" title="Darwin Nunez nods an assist for Marcos Leonardo’s second goal in Al-Hilal’s 5-0 at Al-Ettifaq. (X/@Alhilal_EN)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/SaudiProLeague">Saudi Pro League</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/football-0">football</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/soccer">soccer</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">Saudi Arabia</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/saudi-pro-league-0">Saudi Pro League</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/spl-al-hilal">SPL Al-Hilal</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/spl-al-ettifaq">SPL Al-Ettifaq</a></div></div></div> Sat, 18 Oct 2025 17:19:50 +0000 daniel.fountain 2619368 at https://www.arabnews.com https://www.arabnews.com/node/2619316/saudi-pro-league <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/arab-news">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sat, 2025-10-18 10:17</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: League football returned to the Kingdom following an international break that saw the Saudi national team confirm World Cup qualification, with reigning champions Al-Ittihad and AFC Champions League holders Al-Ahli both dropping vital points against A-Fayha and Al-Shabab respectively.</p> <p> The start of the fifth round of the Saudi Pro League saw Al-Fayha take the lead at Al-Majma’ah Sports City Stadium with a goal from Fashion Sakala on the stroke of half-time. They were, however, pegged back by Ahmed Al-Ghamdi’s 64th face-saving equalizer for the champions.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/10/18/4649627-1580888240.jpeg" width="3179" height="2989" alt="" title="Al-Ittihad players celebrate Ahmed Al-Ghamdi&#039;s equalizer in the 1-1 draw against Al-Fayha. (X/@ittihad_en)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/SaudiProLeague">Saudi Pro League</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/al-ittihad-1">Al-Ittihad</a></div></div></div> Sat, 18 Oct 2025 07:25:56 +0000 Khaled Alkhawaldeh 2619316 at https://www.arabnews.com https://www.arabnews.com/node/2618215/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/arab-news">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Wed, 2025-10-08 20:09</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo has become football’s first billionaire player, according to figures released Wednesday in the <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/" target="_blank">Bloomberg Billionaires Index</a>.</p> <p> The 40-year-old Al-Nassr striker has been added to Bloomberg’s list of the world’s richest people, with an estimated net worth of $1.4 billion.</p> <p> The valuation includes his career earnings, endorsements, and investments.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/10/08/4646846-1365821074.png" width="1058" height="740" alt="Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo has become football’s first billionaire player, according to figures released Wednesday in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. (X/@AlNassrFC)" title="Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo has become football’s first billionaire player, according to figures released Wednesday in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. (X/@AlNassrFC)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/SaudiProLeague">Saudi Pro League</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/football-0">football</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/soccer">soccer</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">Saudi Arabia</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/spl-al-nassr">SPL Al-Nassr</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/cristiano-ronaldo">Cristiano Ronaldo</a></div></div></div> Wed, 08 Oct 2025 17:10:59 +0000 daniel.fountain 2618215 at https://www.arabnews.com https://www.arabnews.com/node/2618210/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/111606">AFP</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-id field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ID:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">1759940437900288800</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Wed, 2025-10-08 19:22</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: Former AC Milan manager Sergio Conceicao will take over as coach of Al-Ittihad following the sacking of Laurent Blanc, the Saudi Arabian Pro League club announced on Wednesday.<br /> The Portuguese coach, who also won 52 caps as a player, was revealed in a video on social media titled “The King Rules the Game.”<br /> “Victory is not a choice,” says Conceicao, 50, in the video.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/10/08/4646832-1003852188.jpg" width="976" height="657" alt="" title="Former AC Milan manager Sergio Conceicao will take over as coach of Al Ittihad following the sacking of Laurent Blanc, the Saudi Arabian Pro League club announced on Wednesday. (X/@lessportsplus)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/main-category/football">Football</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/SaudiFootball">Saudi Football</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/SaudiProLeague">Saudi Pro League</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/al-ittihad-1">Al-Ittihad</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/sergio-conceicao">Sergio Conceicao</a></div></div></div> Wed, 08 Oct 2025 16:26:55 +0000 rbksa 2618210 at https://www.arabnews.com https://www.arabnews.com/node/2617033/saudi-pro-league <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/225841">Reuters</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sun, 2025-09-28 06:46</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> Al-Ittihad have sacked manager Laurent Blanc, the Saudi Pro League club said on Saturday following their 2-0 defeat against Al-Nassr a day earlier.<br /> “Al-Ittihad announces the termination of its contractual relationship with the first team’s head coach Mr.Laurent Blanc and his coaching staff,” the club said on X.<br /> Al-Ittihad added that they were also looking for “new technical staff that matches the club’s ambitions.”<br /> Blanc took charge of Al-Ittihad in July last year and led the team to a domestic double, winning both the league title and the King’s Cup.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/09/28/4643868-907036369.jpg" width="1200" height="1800" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/SaudiProLeague">Saudi Pro League</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/main-category/saudi-sport">Saudi Sport</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/al-ittihad-1">Al-Ittihad</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/laurent-blanc">Laurent Blanc</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/saudi-pro-league-0">Saudi Pro League</a></div></div></div> Sun, 28 Sep 2025 03:54:24 +0000 romulo 2617033 at https://www.arabnews.com https://www.arabnews.com/node/2617025/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/arab-news">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sun, 2025-09-28 01:13</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: Al-Qadsiah won 2-1 away at Al-Fateh on Saturday night to move into second place in the Saudi Pro League.</p> <p> The win puts Spanish coach Michel’s team on 10 points after four games, just two behind leaders Al-Nassr, who maintained their perfect start to the season by beating Al-Ittihad 2-0 in Jeddah on Friday night.</p> <p> The visitors were given a huge boost on 39 minutes when Al-Fateh goalkeeper Fernando Pacheco was given a straight red card. Amin Al-Bukhairi came on to take his place, with midfielder Othman Al-Othman sacrificed.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/09/28/4643839-441631227.jpg" width="1227" height="1052" alt="" title="Mexican forward Julian Quinones was Al-Qadsiah&#039;s match winner in the club&#039;s 1-0 win over Al-Fateh on Saturday night. (X/@AlQadsiahEN)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/SaudiProLeague">Saudi Pro League</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/soccer">soccer</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/football-0">football</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/spl-al-qadsiah">SPL Al-Qadsiah</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/spl-al-fateh">SPL Al-Fateh</a></div></div></div> Sat, 27 Sep 2025 23:01:57 +0000 Sajjadkk 2617025 at https://www.arabnews.com https://www.arabnews.com/node/2616657/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/235456">SALEH FAREED</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Thu, 2025-09-25 11:10</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> JEDDAH: On July 24, Al-Kholood Club was sold to the Harburg Group — a milestone for football in Saudi Arabia as the country accelerates efforts to privatize its sports sector.</p> <p> The US-based company became the first overseas investor to control a Saudi Professional League team with a 100 percent stake.</p> <p> Chairman and founding partner Ben Harburg, who has also invested in Spanish second division club Cadiz FC, brings a blend of global perspective and personal drive to the local football scene.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/09/25/4642946-1025064940.jpg" width="1071" height="989" alt="" title="Al-Kholood new American owner Ben Harburg has called the club&#039;s fans &#039;amazing’ as he looks forward to a new challenge in Ar Rass. (Supplied)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/09/25/4642947-1885290886.jpg" width="1072" height="801" alt="" title="Al-Kholood new American owner Ben Harburg has called the club&#039;s fans &#039;amazing’ as he looks forward to a new challenge in Ar Rass. (Supplied)" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/09/25/4642948-1457812313.jpg" width="1612" height="1416" alt="" title="Al-Kholood new American owner Ben Harburg has called the club&#039;s fans &#039;amazing’ as he looks forward to a new challenge in Ar Rass. (Supplied)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/SaudiProLeague">Saudi Pro League</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/spl-al-kholood">SPL Al-Kholood</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/saudi-pro-league-spl">Saudi Pro League (SPL)</a></div></div></div> Thu, 25 Sep 2025 08:24:35 +0000 Khaled Alkhawaldeh 2616657 at https://www.arabnews.com https://www.arabnews.com/node/2616470/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/181676">John Duerden</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Tue, 2025-09-23 23:34</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> Fiston Mayele scored a hat-trick as Pyramids of Egypt defeated Al-Ahli 3-1 in the FIFA African-Asian Pacific Cup on Tuesday in Jeddah to move into the next stage of the 2025 FIFA International Cup. </p> <p> These winners of the Champions Leagues in Asia and Africa played out an entertaining affair, but the club from Cairo ran out deserved winners and will meet a team from South or North America in the next stage with European title-holders Paris Saint-Germain waiting in December’s final.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/09/23/4642480-1158100407.jpg" width="1000" height="757" alt="" title="Fiston Mayele scored a hat-trick as Pyramids of Egypt defeated Al-Ahli 3-1 in the FIFA African-Asian Pacific Cup. (X/@pyramidsfc)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/SaudiFootball">Saudi Football</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/SaudiProLeague">Saudi Pro League</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/spl-al-ahli">SPL Al-Ahli</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/pyramids">Pyramids</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/fiston-mayele">Fiston Mayele</a></div></div></div> Tue, 23 Sep 2025 20:47:19 +0000 seamus.obuachalla 2616470 at https://www.arabnews.com https://www.arabnews.com/node/2616457/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/arab-news">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Tue, 2025-09-23 22:45</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> BEIRUT: Al-Nassr’s superstar Cristiano Ronaldo described the Kingdom as a “safe place” with “very good” tourism as he wished the Saudi fans, citizens and leadership a Happy Saudi National Day on Tuesday.<br /> Celebrating with citizens the 95th Saudi National Day, the Portuguese striker said that Saudi Arabia was a fantastic place to live, and “for me it’s the most special thing, it’s a safe country!”<br /> The Roshn Saudi League is “good” and it “is our job to come in here, and to play football.”<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/09/23/4642442-988171250.jpg" width="606" height="570" alt="" title="Al-Nassr’s superstar Cristiano Ronaldo described the Kingdom as a “safe place” with “very good” tourism as he wished the Saudi fans, citizens and leadership a Happy Saudi National Day on Tuesday. (X/@Cristiano)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/main-category/football">Football</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/SaudiFootball">Saudi Football</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/SaudiProLeague">Saudi Pro League</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/SND95">SND2025</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/cristiano-ronaldo">Cristiano Ronaldo</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/al-nassr-1">Al-Nassr</a></div></div></div> Tue, 23 Sep 2025 19:50:10 +0000 bassam.zaazaa 2616457 at https://www.arabnews.com