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Saudi Arabia looked certain to produce this season's AFC Champions League winners. Not anymore.
Saudi Arabia looked certain to produce this season's AFC Champions League winners. Not anymore.
Al Hilal's record breaking run of 34 consecutive wins came to a shuddering halt on Wednesday as the Saudi Pro League leaders were beaten 4-2 by hosts Al Ain in the first leg of their Asian Champions League semifinal.
The Saudi Arabia Football Federation (SAFF) will review its "spectator code of conduct" after the "disgraceful" incident that saw an individual whip Al Ittihad striker Abderrazak Hamdallah.
An angry spectator in the stands whipped Al Ittihad striker Abderrazak Hamdallah during an argument after Thursday's Saudi Super Cup final.
Al Hilal beat Al Ittihad 4-1 in the final of the Saudi Super Cup on Thursday to stay on course to win four trophies this season, with the injured Neymar watching his teammates cruise to victory.
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Al Hilal coach Jorge Jesus said Cristiano Ronaldo is so accustomed to winning that he cannot accept defeat after the 39-year-old was sent off for elbowing Al Hilal's Ali Al-Bulayhi in the closing minutes of Al Nassr's 2-1 defeat.
Al Nassr captain Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off late on as his side lost 2-1 to city rivals Al Hilal in their Saudi Super Cup semifinal after a heated clash in Abu Dhabi on Monday.
Al-Ittihad's Karim Benzema scored the fastest goal in Saudi Super Cup history to help secure a 2-1 win over Al-Wehda in Abu Dhabi on Monday and a place in the final.
Karim Benzema has hit back at critics of his performances since moving to Saudi Pro League side Al Ittihad, saying that he needs help and can't win games alone.
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Cristiano Ronaldo netted a first-half hat trick in Al Nassr's runaway 8-0 win over Ahba in the Saudi Pro League on Tuesday, three days after scoring a triple on Saturday in a win over Al Tai.
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Cristiano Ronaldo's second-half hat trick helped Al Nassr beat visiting Al Tai 5-1 in the Saudi Pro League on Saturday.
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Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 50th goal for Al Nassr to give his side a 1-0 win over Al Ahli and cement second place in the Saudi Pro League on Friday.
As the semifinal lineup for the 2023-24 AFC Champions League was finalised this week, Al Hilal are looming large in their charge to a record fifth title.
Al Hilal have broken the world record for consecutive wins after beating rivals Al Ittihad in the Asian Champions League for their 29th victory in a row.
Cristiano Ronaldo has described the obscene gesture that saw him suspended for a Saudi Pro League game as a "misunderstanding" and also admitted "every day I try to be a better man."
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Cristiano Ronaldo has been suspended for one match after appearing to make an obscene gesture following Al Nassr's 3-2 win over Al Shabab, the Disciplinary and Ethics Committee of the Saudi Football Federation (SAFF) said on Wednesday.
Players including Kevin De Bruyne, Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk, Alisson, Raphaël Varane, Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes are on the Saudi Pro League's agenda next season, a source told ESPN.
Leaders Al-Hilal set the record for consecutive victories in the Saudi Pro League with a 2-0 win over hosts Al-Ettifaq on Monday.
TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al Hilal | 27 | 25 | 2 | 0 | +66 | 77 |
Al Nassr | 27 | 21 | 2 | 4 | +46 | 65 |
Al Ahli | 27 | 15 | 7 | 5 | +25 | 52 |
Al Ittihad | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | +16 | 47 |
Al Taawoun | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | +16 | 47 |
Al Ettifaq | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | +5 | 39 |
Al Fateh | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | +4 | 37 |
Damac | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | +5 | 35 |
Al Fayha | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | -7 | 35 |
Al Khaleej | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 34 |
Al Shabab | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 32 |
Al Wehda | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | -6 | 31 |
Al Raed | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | -5 | 30 |
Al Riyadh | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -25 | 25 |
Abha | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | -38 | 25 |
Al Okhdood | 27 | 7 | 3 | 17 | -23 | 24 |
Al Tai | 27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -28 | 23 |
Al Hazem | 27 | 2 | 10 | 15 | -40 | 16 |