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Sportswashing is about to change football beyond anything you can imagine

Manchester City won the Champions League and Qatar hosted the World Cup, the oil states’ bid to take over the game is set to enter phase three. By 2030, writes Miguel Delaney, the sport will have been reshaped entirely

The Independent UK

A Saudi Airline Embraces Luxury to End Emirates and Qatar’s Gulf Dominance

Riyadh Air is scheduled to start flying in 2025, with dozens of new jets and routes from 100 cities connecting through the Saudi capital.

Businessweek

Rahm admits players feel sense of betrayal over deal with Saudi Arabia

Jon Rahm believes there is a feeling of ‘betrayal’ among the golfers after the the PGA and DP World tours’ deal with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund

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Romelu Lukaku sends Inter Milan heartfelt message as Chelsea star offered lucrative Saudi switch

Romelu Lukaku has suggested that he could return to Inter Milan next season, but Chelsea seem to be lining up a switch to Saudi Arabia instead

Football London

Romelu Lukaku offered £20m a season by Al-Hilal as Al-Ahli target Mahrez

Romelu Lukaku has been offered a deal worth up to £20m a season by Al-Hilal, with Chelsea’s Hakim Ziyech and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Manchester City’s Riyad Mahrez also being targeted by clubs in Saudi Arabia

The Guardian - UK

Arsenal could sell £70m star to Saudi Arabia, in bid to boost transfer funds: report

Arsenal could take advantage of Saudi Arabia's burgeoning league and sell some deadwood

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Pariah or partner? US navigates complicated, contradictory relationship with Saudi Arabia

WASHINGTON -- Visits to Saudi Arabia by high-profile U.S. officials are always problematic. The two countries have a love-hate relationship.

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From Cristiano Ronaldo to Newcastle, here's how Saudi Arabia is taking over world football

Saudis have bought Newcastle United and started importing Europe's biggest stars to their own domestic league. Saudi Arabia's wealth is changing football as we know it

FourFourTwo

In CNN Town Hall, Chris Christie Says Neither Joe Biden Nor Donald Trump Should Ever Be President Again

Plus: Democrats might try to block the PGA Tour/LIV Golf merger, the author of Eat, Pray, Love has self-canceled her next book, and more...

Reason

Romelu Lukaku offered £16m deal to leave Chelsea for Saudi Arabia ahead of Mauricio Pochettino era

Striker set for talks over future at club after Inter Milan loan ends

Evening Standard

Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder close to agreeing terms for heavyweight showdown

Former heavyweight champions Joshua and Wilder have been linked to a fight at the end of the year in Saudi Arabia and Hearn is confident a deal will be finalised

Daily Mirror

Romelu Lukaku could renew Cristiano Ronaldo rivalry after snapping "never compare us"

Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku could be the next star to swap European football for the Saudi Pro League after holding transfer talks with Al-Hilal, the local rivals of Cristiano Ronaldo's club, Al-Nassr

Daily Mirror

Sadio Mane offered chance to join Steven Gerrard in Saudi Arabia year after Liverpool exit

Bayern Munich attacker Sadio Mane could be the latest star to join the Saudi Pro League

Liverpool Echo

Leona Maguire to play in Saudi Arabia-funded tournament in London

The Cavan golfer will participate in the Aramco Team Series, which takes place at the Centurion Club

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The Guardian - UK

Saudi golf takeover is blueprint for what they want to do everywhere else

The Saudis came for golf. Will your favourite sport put up any more of a fight?

The Guardian - UK

The US holds its nose over Saudi Arabia’s human rights record – when the price is right

The purchase of professional golf by a brutal regime has exposed yet again the lack of moral sanctities on the global free market, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

The Independent UK

Senator asks LIV Golf, PGA Tour leaders for records on merger

The leader of a Senate subcommittee wants the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s LIV Golf to present records about negotiations that led to their new agreement and plans for what golf will look like under the arrangement

Daily Mirror

FIFPRO warns players over signing for Saudi Arabian clubs due to "recurring problem"

There is expected to be a host of players joining the Saudi Pro League this summer, but they have been warned against doing so, with accusations of unpaid wages made by FIFA's players' union

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The Guardian - UK

Zaha poised to reject £30m-a-year Saudi Arabia offer but Modric may move there

Wilfried Zaha looks set to reject an offer to join Cristiano Ronaldo at Al-Nassr and continue his career in Europe, with PSG among those interested

Liverpool Echo

Steven Gerrard 'spotted' in Saudi Arabia amid Al-Ettifaq links as Wikipedia change made

Steven Gerrard has been linked with the managerial role at Al-Ettifaq

Al Jazeera

Saudi Arabia, China’s tourists and Sino-Saudi relations

Tourism is a pillar of Saudi Vision 2030, and China ranks very high globally as a source of tourists.

Al Jazeera

Saudi Arabia signs $5.6bn EV deal as it eyes closer China ties

Riyadh leads the Arab region in boosting trade ties with Beijing as it looks to diversify its economy away from oil.

Daily Mirror

Neymar could earn Cristiano Ronaldo's huge Saudi Arabia wages as transfer talks held

Brazil and Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar could become the latest big name to clinch a move to the Saudi Pro League after Karim Benzema joined Cristiano Ronaldo in the competition

RideApart

Exciting Updates Revealed For Dakar Saudi Arabia 2024

Dakar 2024 will have more in store for participants and spectators, with 12 stages spread over 14 days of pure competition.

The Guardian - UK

Why Saudi Arabia can afford to play a long game in bid to control sport

The kingdom’s astounding deal to control men’s golf is part of a patient, multibillion-pound strategy to change its global reputation

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