ALL POSTS TAGGED "Middle East"
FIFA World Cup
/ 344 days agoAustralia Passes on World Cup, Saudi Arabia named for 2034
Football Australia announced today that it would not be bidding to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup. In a statement, Football Australia said, "We have explored the opportunity to bid to host the FIFA World Cup and – having taken all factors into consideration – we have reached a conclusion not to do so for the […]
Financial Fair Play
/ 384 days agoSaudi Crown Prince: 'We'll continue doing sportswashing'
Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has proclaimed that he does not care about accusations of sportswashing. Bin Salman became his country's de facto ruler in 2017. Since then, the billionaire has invested a fortune in sports. Most notably, bin Salman's Public Investment Fund (PIF) bought a majority stake in Newcastle United in 2021. […]
Leagues: LaLiga
/ 764 days agoLaLiga unveils plans to circumvent EPL growth in India and MENA
Spain's LaLiga today teamed up with Dubai-based media company Galaxy Racer to extend its reach. The intended target is the Middle East and northern Africa (MENA) region as well as India. The 15-year agreement worth $2.9 billion aims to help LaLiga compete globally with the Premier League. LaLiga saw considerable development in North America over […]
FIFA
/ 3631 days agoMiddle East growing and beginning to assert itself on world stage
It seems that the ramifications of the FIFA vote in December 2010 to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar are still being felt across the football world. Whilst there was no denying it was a left field decision by the executive committee, it wasn’t as if the Middle East had never held a sporting […]