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Al Hilal Set World Record To Reach Asian Champions League Semi-Finals | Football News
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Al Hilal Set World Record To Reach Asian Champions League Semi-Finals | Football News

[ad_1] Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal set a world record for consecutive victories with their 28th win in a row to reach the Asian Champions League semi-finals on Tuesday. A 2-0 victory at fellow Saudi side Al Ittihad saw them surpass the previous record of 27 straight wins by a top-flight team, set by Welsh team The New Saints in 2016. Riyadh-based Hilal, already the most successful team in AFC Champions League history with four titles, went through 4-0 on aggregate in Jeddah. Runners-up last year, Hilal triumphed in the quarter-final second leg at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium with second...
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Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez On Target But Inter Miami Beaten In Saudi Friendly | Football News
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Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez On Target But Inter Miami Beaten In Saudi Friendly | Football News

[ad_1] Luis Suarez bagged his maiden goal for Inter Miami and Lionel Messi scored a penalty but it was not enough to stop the Major League Soccer side falling to a 4-3 defeat against Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal in Riyadh on Monday. An 88th-minute header from Brazilian forward Malcom settled an entertaining friendly at the Kingdom Arena after Miami fought back to 3-3 from 3-1 down early in the second half. The game was the latest leg of Miami's globe-trotting pre-season tour ahead of the start of the Major League Soccer season on February 21. Former Fulham striker and Serbian internati...
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Neymar to Miss AFC Champions League Clash Against Mumbai City FC | Football News
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Neymar to Miss AFC Champions League Clash Against Mumbai City FC | Football News

[ad_1] File photo of Brazilian footballer Neymar© AFPAl-Hilal star striker Neymar will miss out on the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League match against Mumbai City FC. As per Olympic.com, Neymar sustained a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and meniscus in his left knee during Brazil's FIFA World Cup qualifier game against Uruguay on Tuesday after a tackle by Uruguay's Nicolas de la Cruz and was carried on a stretcher. MRI scans confirmed that the injury was severe, leaving him in need of surgery and rehabilitation. The date of surgery is not decided, it is almost certain that Neymar will miss the match against Mumbai City FC at Mumbai's home ground of DY Patil Stadium on November 7. The match and sighting of Neymar had become a dream for Indian football fans sin...
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Unprecedented! Neymar Jr. Set For First-Ever Official Match In India As Mumbai City Drawn With Al-Hilal In AFC Champions League | Football News
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Unprecedented! Neymar Jr. Set For First-Ever Official Match In India As Mumbai City Drawn With Al-Hilal In AFC Champions League | Football News

[ad_1] Brazilian superstar Neymar could play an official match in India for the first time in his career as Indian Super League (ISL) side Mumbai City FC were drawn in the same group as Al-Hilal in the latest draw of the AFC Champions League. Al-Hilal, who are the most successful club in the history of the tournament, have had a busy transfer window which saw them rope in the likes of Neymar, Ruben Neves, Kalidou Koulibaly, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, among others.The other two teams in Group D are FC Nassaji Mazandaran from Iran and  Uzbekistan's PFC Navbahor Namangan.Last week, Neymar was greeted by thousands of adoring fans in Riyadh as the former Barcelona star was unveiled in front of Al-Hilal fans at the 68,000-capacity King Fahd International Stadium.Neymar sat out Al Hilal's game ag...
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Saudi Football Rise ‘Long-Term Project’, Says Top Official | Football News
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Saudi Football Rise ‘Long-Term Project’, Says Top Official | Football News

[ad_1] Saudi Arabia's extraordinary football expansion is a "long-term project" with strong government support, unlike the short-lived Chinese boom, a senior league official told AFP. The Saudi Pro League has a years-long commitment from the oil-rich kingdom's rulers in its goal to become one of the world's top competitions, chief operating officer Carlo Nohra said. Nohra was speaking at Al-Hilal's unveiling of Brazilian superstar Neymar, who joins Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and a host of other big names in a spending binge costing hundreds of millions of dollars."It's not something that we expect will happen overnight. It's not a one-weekend event -- this is a long-term project, and everybody accepts that that's what it's going to take," Nohra said at the King Fahd International S...
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Neymar Gets Rapturous Welcome At Big-Spending Saudi Club. Watch | Football News
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Neymar Gets Rapturous Welcome At Big-Spending Saudi Club. Watch | Football News

[ad_1] Brazilian superstar Neymar was greeted by thousands of adoring fans at Al-Hilal on Saturday as he became the latest world-famous footballer to join the big-spending Saudi Pro League. Flame-throwers and a volley of fireworks lit up the Riyadh sky as the flamboyant forward appeared in Al-Hilal's blue kit at Riyadh's 68,000-capacity King Fahd International Stadium. The 31-year-old, who became the world's most expensive footballer in when he joined Paris Saint-Germain in 2017, waved and smiled to the crowd as a drone display spelled "Neymar is blue" above the venue.Watch it here:NEYMAR JR IS BLUE!His full presentation, what an incredible atmosphere from the Al Hilal fans. pic.twitter.com/3671V6jIq2— Brasil Football 🇧🇷 (@BrasilEdition) August 19, 2023After his unveiling, along with fel...
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Neymar Set For Gala Welcome At Megabucks Saudi Club | Football News
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Neymar Set For Gala Welcome At Megabucks Saudi Club | Football News

[ad_1] Brazilian superstar Neymar will be unveiled to fans at Al-Hilal on Saturday as he becomes the latest world-famous footballer snapped up by the big-spending Saudi Pro League. The flamboyant forward, 31, will be welcomed at Al-Hilal's 68,000-capacity stadium in Riyadh alongside two other new signings, fellow Brazilian Malcolm and Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bounou. Excitement has been high for Neymar, who joins a string of huge names approaching the twilight of their careers to be lured by oil-rich Saudi's giant contracts.Neymar joined Qatar-owned Paris Saint-Germain from Barcelona in 2017 for a world-record fee of 222 million euros ($242 million), scoring 118 goals in 173 matches despite a series of injuries.He will earn 100 million euros a season in Saudi Arabia, according to a so...
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Neymar Quits PSG To Sign For Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal | Football News
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Neymar Quits PSG To Sign For Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal | Football News

[ad_1] Neymar has signed for Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal after six seasons with PSG.© AFPBrazil forward Neymar has signed for Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal after six seasons with French champions Paris Saint-Germain, the clubs announced on Tuesday, joining Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema as the latest big name lured to the oil-rich Gulf state. Neymar, 31, scored 118 goals in 173 matches for PSG in six injury-plagued seasons. He won five Ligue 1 titles and three French Cups, but was on the losing side as PSG were beaten by Bayern Munich in the 2020 Champions League final."I am here in Saudi Arabia, I am Hilali," Neymar said in a video posted to Al Hilal's social media accounts."It is always difficult to say goodbye to an amazing player like Neymar, one of the best players in the world,"...
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