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• • • • Saudi Arabia’s While defending their 2-1 lead in the fifth minute of stoppage time, Saudi Arabia goalie Mohammed Alowais inadvertently struck teammate and star defender Yasser Al-Shahrani in the face with a flying knee as he came storming off his line to punch away an Argentina cross. Alowais and other teammates immediately looked concerned for Al-Shahrani as they frantically waved trainers to rush out to him lying on the ground. A 30-year-old who plays for club side Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia, Al-Shahrani appeared to be bleeding as he was tended to. Unable to walk off the pitch under his own power, Al-Shahrani was carried off on a stretcher. A strong injury to the As a result of the injury and the game being paused for a few minutes, Saudi Arabia was forced to defend their now-famous lead for a few extra minutes. Despite referee Slavko Vincici originally awarding eight additional minutes, the final whistle was not blown until the 11th minute of stoppage time. Argentina stunned by Saudi Arabia in one of biggest World Cup upsets ever One of the most experienced on the team, it would be a massive blow for Saudi Arabia – who now suddenly has legitimate hope to advance to the knockout stage – if Al-Shahrani’s injury forces him to miss any time. Saudi Arabia next plays Poland on Saturday. Al-Shahrani’s injury comes just one day after Iran’s goalie, Alireza Beiranvand, stirred controversy after taking a blow to his head in the country’s opening loss to England. After the c...

“All roads lead to one man. Look at who announced it on national television.” Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed Bin Salman, is on a one-man journey to transform how his nation is seen — both by the global community and by its own 35 million people. It is infamous for a scourge of human rights abuses, including the criminalisation of homosexuality, severe restrictions on freedom of speech and women’s rights, and the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. In combatting that reputation, plus appeasing a rapidly growing and youthful population, Bin Salman has alighted on sport — he views it as critical to solving that equation. For example, government sources have indicated to The Athletic that Publicly, the Saudi government insists the reason for this sporting expansion is to create investment opportunities, improve public health, and develop sporting infrastructure. Last week, within the space of 24 hours, Saudi Arabia took its most significant sporting steps yet. On Monday, they announced a revamped Saudi Pro League, with the country’s sovereign wealth fund, PIF (who already own an 80 per cent stake in Of course, the players had already begun to arrive, headed by This is the global context behind football’s latest shake-up — but amidst the money, the glamour and the PR spin remains instability, financial uncertainty and a hefty degree of disorganisation. Over the past few weeks, The Athletic has spoken to league organisers, clubs, agents, players and Saudi experts, the majority spe...

Saudi Arabian star player captivated the attention of the FIFA audiences after Yasser Alshahrani Injury surfaced on the media following his Surgery. Yasser bin Gharsan bin Saeed Al-Mohammadi Al-Shahrani famed by his game name Yasser Alshahrani is an established footballer from Saudi Arabia who plays as a left-back or a center-back defender on the Saudi Arabia national team and for Al-Hilal FC. After impressive performances at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup against Guatemala, the center player moved from Al-Qadisiyah to Al-Hilal a year later. The South Arabian footballer gravitated the audiences’ attention after featuring on the official Middle Eastern cover of the game FIFA 16 alongside Lionel Messi. What Happened To Saudi Arabian Footballers? According to Indainexpress, the Saudi Arabia defender suffered a fractured jaw, broken facial bones, and internal bleeding after his collision with goalkeeper Mohammed Al-Owais during their historic 2-1 win over Argentina on November 22, 2022. Following the incident, Yasser was eventually stretchered off and gave the thumbs up to the crowd as he left, but the hospital revealed the extent of his injuries once he reached there. Paramedics carry Saudi Arabia’s Yasser Al-Shahrani on a stretcher during the World Cup group C soccer match between Argentina and Saudi Arabia at the Lusail Stadium (Source: I The mishap occurred in the minute of the stoppage; the defender copped a knee to the face, resulting in a horrific clash with goalkeeper Mo...

The question was inevitable. The reply, perhaps, was not. Yaser Asprilla, when asked if he could emulate the success of former Newcastle striker — and namesake — Faustino in England, was brutally honest in his response in January. “The way I’m going, humbly, I think I am going to be better than him,” he said at an Envigado press conference after his move to Watford was confirmed. “I believe in my characteristics and in my talent. I know this is going to be a great experience, in this most beautiful of careers playing football.” What did ‘Tino’ think? “I think it’s great,” he said to Blog Deportivo . “He shouldn’t just think about me, but a lot of players who were even better than me. I hope he can overtake us all because that’s good for football and the Colombia team.” The 52-year-old Asprilla watches from a distance, rather than having a family connection. “If he plays well, he must be a relative of mine. If he plays badly, he isn’t!” he says with a smile. Yaser — full name Yaser Esneider Asprilla Martinez — was born in Bajo Baudo in 2003 in the Choco region on Colombia’s Pacific coast, 90 miles north west of Tino’s home town of Tulua, further inland. The new Watford signing, who grew up in Cali and Palmira, was discovered by Envigado scouts playing for his school side in Tienda Nueva at a youth competition known as PonyFutbol or ‘Baby Football’. Around his 11th birthday, he was taken under the wing of a club famous for their orange shirts (their nickname is El Equipo Nar...

RIYADH: Saudi national team player Yasser Al-Shahrani underwent successful facial surgery on Sunday in accordance with his medical plan after he was injured on Tuesday. Al-Shahrani collided with his goalkeeper Mohammed Al-Owais in Saudi Arabia’s famous 2-1 win over Argentina at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The surgery took place in the King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh. The player also had an operation on his pancreas on Wednesday after the incident. • King Abdullah Financial District Development and Management Company’s logo will appear on the first team’s football shirts for the next three seasons of the Saudi Pro League • ‘Through this partnership we aim to be drivers of transformation in the sports realm within the Kingdom,’ said Al-Nassr CEO Ahmed Al-Ghamdi RIYADH: Al-Nassr Football Club, the runners up in the Saudi Pro League this season, signed a platinum sponsorship agreement on Thursday with King Abdullah Financial District Development and Management Company. Under the deal, the logo of the Riyadh-based company, which is wholly owned by the Public Investment Fund, will be displayed on the first team’s shirts for the next three seasons, according to a media statement. The brand will also feature prominently across the club’s digital platforms, at the stadium, and on team merchandise and promotional materials. The agreement was signed by Al-Nassr CEO Ahmed Al-Ghamdi and Gautam Sashittal, the CEO of the company, in the presence of board members and executives fro...