GOAL brings you this season's top goal scorers in La Liga The 2024-25 La Liga season is shaping up to be an electrifying battle, with top talents vying for the prestigious Pichichi trophy, awarded to the league's highest goal scorer. As the competition heats up, all eyes are on familia...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Saudi Arabia club Al-Hilal said Monday it reached an agreement with striker Neymar to terminate his contract by mutual consent. Neither side confirmed details of the termination after the 32-year-old Brazilian, once hailed as one of...
Below are the top scorers in each season of the Saudi Pro League, dating back to 2007/08, when the league was rebranded from the Saudi Premier League. Former Saudi Arabia internationalNasser Al-Shamraniwas the dominant winner in the early period of the league, with five Go...
Al Nassr, founded in Riyadh in 1955, is one Saudi Arabia's oldest soccer clubs and has won nine Saudi Premier League titles. The team's current manager is French national Rudi Garcia, whose resume includes managing top-tier European clubs like R...
After the deal was confirmed, Newcastle's all-time top goalscorer Alan Shearer joined thousands of fans in celebrating as he claimed "we can dare to hope again". Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), which now has an 80% stake in the club, has assets of £250bn - sparking...
Speaking at the Globe Soccer Awards, Cristiano Ronaldo said,“I am not arrogant, but the future is changing and the whole world is changing, and I decided to give my passion to this country. Saudi Arabia is a wonderful country and truly deserves it...
Ronaldo’s move to Al Nassr has been a breath of fresh air both for him and his fans. Talking about his Saudi experience the 5x Ballon d’Or winner recently stated,“People here in Saudi Arabia are very nice and did not harass or bother me.”...
He enticed his former Liverpool team-mate Jordan Henderson to Al-Ettifaq last year, but that reunion proved shortlived as the England international left Saudi Arabia in January to join Ajax. Results have not picked up since for Al-Ettifaq, and Gerrard may now be running ou...
Having flourished hitherto, the competition’s top scorer petered out when he needed to come up trumps. Getty Images. Too Good: Saliou Ciss Ciss was a constant menace bombing forward for the entirety of Senegal’s 3-1 success over a plucky Burkina Faso outfit, fashioning more opportunities th...
But unlike China, Saudi Arabia has managed to tempt a number of players in their prime years. Here are 10 players we’re gutted have signed for Saudi Pro League clubs. Duran was linked with a host of clubs in January 2025, including Arsenal, Chelsea and PSG, but looks ...