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In just nine days, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will kick off the 2025 edition of the world-famous Dakar Rally, marking the ...

“We have a fantastic President of the federation ... only my third defeat in two years, after South Korea and Jordan, so this ...

Zurich: The International Football Federation ... in favour of their staging. Saudi Arabia was the only interested party in the voting as the agreement for South America to stage the opening ...

GO DEEPER In October 2023, FIFA announced Saudi Arabia was the sole candidate to host the 2034 tournament after Australia decided not to bid. The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF ...

With homosexuality a crime in Saudi Arabia, the FA said it had met the kingdom’s football federation before backing ... the tournament’s centenary, with South American nations Uruguay ...

To mark the World Cup’s 100-year anniversary, the first three games would be held in those three South American ... Football Federation president Yasser Al Misehal, Saudi Arabia Minster for ...

Fans celebrate as Saudi Arabia is announced as the host nation for the World Cup in 2034.Credit: Getty Images for Saudi Arabian Football Federation ... The South American connection will ...

While Switzerland’s soccer federation will support FIFA’s decision, it expressed concern regarding the “vagueness” of Saudi Arabia’s human rights strategy ... Portugal, and South America The 2030 ...

The gesture of a mere three matches ensured that South America ... or Saudi Arabia being handed World Cups (Getty Images for Clinton Global) “We are worried,” Norwegian federation head Lise ...

Saudi Arabia will compete at the 16-team Concacaf Gold Cup next summer, to be played predominantly on the West coast of the ...