Al‑Hilal will not participate in the 2025 Saudi Super Cup in Hong Kong/Image: Instagram TL;DR: Al‑Hilal will not participate in the 2025 Saudi Super Cup in Hong Kong due to severe player fatigue and leave shortfall. Flight delays and Club World Cup travel reduced annual leave to 21‑24 days, breaching SAFF’s minimum 28‑day requirement. Medical […]
Lightning quick Chelsea made short work of Champions League winners PSG in the inaugural Club World Cup final on Sunday, July 13. Enzo Maresca’s team showed no signs of nerves against Luis Enrique’s team as they scored three back-to-back goals in the first half itself. Ice cold (Cole) Palmer scored a brace in the first […]
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca was left fuming and claimed that the US may not be the right place to host the Club World Cup after their game against Benfica was halted for close to two hours due to a weather incident. Chelsea were leading 1-0 with just five minutes of normal time remaining when the […]
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tobin Heath might know something about what makes soccer resonate within the U.S. Her resume, in part: She won NCAA titles in college at North Carolina, then went on to win two Olympic gold medals with the U.S. women’s national team and two World Cup titles as well, all of […]
During a White House visit on Wednesday, Juventus football players and staff found themselves in an awkward moment when US president Donald Trump turned their ceremonial visit into a political talking point. The Italian club, currently in Washington, DC, for the Club World Cup, was invited to the Oval Office ahead of their match against […]
MIAMI GARDENS (AP) — Lionel Messi and Inter Miami were held to a scoreless draw against Egypt’s Al Ahly in the opening game of the Club World Cup on Saturday night. In front of more than 60,000 fans at the Hard Rock Stadium, Miami survived a first half onslaught by 12-time African champion Al Ahly, […]
