The Portuguese star, Cristiano Ronaldo, the Manchester United player, has received a fabulous offer to receive a salary of 300 million euros. The offer from Saudi Arabia would see Manchester United receive an eye-watering transfer fee of around £30 million, while Cristiano Ronaldo would pocket an eye-water salary in the region of £105 million per year, according to CNN Portugal. Ronaldo Under the contract will receive 250 million euros over two seasons, 125 million euros in each season, and the remaining 20 million will be for mediation, and the name of the club was not revealed. Ronaldo wants to leave Manchester United with the absence of his club from the Champions League next season, and his agent Jorge Mendes is working on negotiations with several clubs. Ronaldo had informed Manchester United that he wanted to leave and did not travel with the team on a tour of Asia and Australia during the current period. But Ronaldo received a big shock, which is that Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea refused to sign him because they did not need him in the coming period. Cristiano Ronaldo is not only one of the most decisive players of the past 20 years, but one of the most powerful players in history.

The Referees Committee of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation has assigned the Spanish referee Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz to will take charge of Al-Hilal Riyadh and Al-Fayhaa  FC clash on Thursday in the King's Cup final at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah. Spanish referee Antonio Lahoz has taken charge of the UEFA Champions League final between Manchester City and Chelsea. Antonio Miguel Mateu is a Spanish association football referee who has refereed La Liga matches since 2008.The winner of the Saudi King's Cup will receive 10 million riyals, in addition to direct qualification to the Asian Champions League, as the King's Cup runner-up gets an amount of 4 million Saudi riyals. Al-Fayha’ scored an unprecedented achievement by reaching the King’s Cup final in football for the first time in its history, after defeating Al-Ittihad with a clean goal scored by Muhammad Abu Saban, while Al-Hilal defeated Al-Shabab 2-1. Al-Hilal aims to win the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup for the tenth time in its history, while Al-Fayhaa has never won the title before. Al-Hilal seeks to achieve its tenth title in the tournament to become the second most successful in this competition after Al-Ahly Club with 13 titles, despite the absences witnessed by the team during the last period and the injury of some of its players that ended their sports season. Al-Fayhaa has never won the title before. Al-Hilal and Al-Ittihad are in second place in winning the tournament title with 9 titles for each team.

The Saudi National team collaborated with Nike sports to create the latest home and away kits for the 2020-2021 season. Following the euphoria of Saudi Arabia’s qualification to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, the Saudi football team has scheduled preparations for the Finals with two preparatory camps in June and September. The Saudi cultural icons used in the new design, such as the Arabian falcon and the palm date tree, are featured in grey on a white base with the signature Nike swoosh is green. The kits, which are paired with green shorts and white socks, were first debuted during a friendly game with the Jamaican National team on Nov. 14 The Saudi team is scheduled to wear the new kit during the second team camp in Spain from September 17 to 27, which includes two friendly matches against Ecuador (September 23), while the identity of the second test match will be determined later. Poland will face Argentina, Mexico, and Saudi Arabia in Group C at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar 2022.

The Saudi Anti-Doping Committee suspended the Saudi international, Fahd Al-Mawlid, a player from the Saudi Federation of Jeddah, for 18 months, after it was proven that he had taken steroids. The Doping Committee decided to officially ban the brown leopard for 18 months, after investigating him, and it was confirmed that he had used Furosemide, a substance banned in sports and outside sports, according to the World Anti-Doping Agency. The sample was taken from the player before his team's match against Al-Fayhaa in the semi-finals of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, which Al-Ittihad Jeddah lost 0-1 to bid farewell to the tournament. The reasons for the statement of the Anti-Doping Control Committee stated,: “The suspension of Al-Mawlid from participating in all sports competitions, internally and externally, starting from the period on March 28 of this year,” in addition to “the ban on participation in sports competitions during the period of ineligibility and the athlete’s return to training shall be within a period of time.” The last two months of the athlete’s ineligibility period.”Al-Mawlid will be absent from the Saudi national team encounters, and he might not catch up with the coming World Cup in Qatar. This is the second time that the player has been convicted in the same case, as in 2019 it was decided to ban him for the full year of 2019.

The Saudi Football Association announced the increase in the number of clubs participating in the Mohammed bin Salman Professional Cup League to 18, starting from the 2023-2024 sports season, while raising the number of foreign players to 8. The Saudi Football Association sent a letter to the league clubs regarding the number of foreign players next season. The Saudi newspaper, Al-Jazirah, confirmed that the Saudi Football Association informed the teams that the number of foreigners in the next season is 8 players, including 7 in the main list, noting that in the first division, the number of foreign players will be 6, with the option of replacing one of the seats with a born player. The news added, that only 4 foreign players will be available in the second division, with the option to replace one of the seats with a born player. It is noteworthy that the number of foreign players in the current season is estimated at 7, but it has been increased for the next season to 8 based on the consensus of the league clubs.

The Saudi Princess, Haifa bint Muhammad Al Saud, accompanied the Argentine football star, Lionel Messi and a number of his friends, on a tour inside the “Historic Jeddah”. Princess Haifa, who holds the position of Assistant Minister of Tourism, accompanied the Argentine star who became an ambassador for Saudi tourism, toured the historical section of the ancient city of Jeddah overlooking the Red Sea. Princess Haifa explained that the history, art, and splendor of the historic Jeddah left a special impression on the guests. The princess published pictures from the tour on her official account on “Twitter”, and wrote: “I hosted Messi and his friends on a tour of historic Jeddah. The history, art, and splendor of details left a special impression on our guests. Jeddah and its people take the hearts of its visitors from the first sight.”

Al Hilal Saudi Arabia announced the end of its contractual relationship with its French striker, Bafetimbi Gomez, through a video clip published by the club through its official account on “Topter”.

The Competitions Committee of the Al Hilal Professional Clubs Association set the date for the Saudi Arabia’s arch-rivals Al Hilal and Al Ittihad Jeddah will face each other when they meet in their postponed match from the 12th round of the Saudi competition. Saudi Arabia General Authority for Competition announced the new date of Al-Ittihad and Al-Hilal match, which will be held at King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, in a postponed encounter from the 12th round of the Saudi Professional League to be palyed on the 8th of next March. 

Al-Hilal and Al-Faisaly teams compete for the eighth edition of the Saudi Super Cup at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium tonight.