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  • 1 week ago | agbi.com | Simon Chadwick

    Opinion Business of Sport The likes of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi are fast becoming more strategic about their commitments Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ahli football club secured its first-ever Asian Champions League title in May, joining fellow homegrown teams Al-Hilal and Al-Ittihad as champions of the continent.

  • 2 months ago | agbi.com | Simon Chadwick

    Opinion Business of Sport The Gulf's three big spenders all appear on the soft power list, but might well wish they were higher The governments of Gulf nations are likely to have mixed feelings about a new sport and soft power ranking.

  • 2 months ago | agbi.com | Gavin Gibbon |Simon Chadwick

    Opinion Business of Sport Eight franchises could be launched across Europe and sold for a fee of about $500 million each. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect The worldwide expansion of basketball could throw up a surprising head-to-head, pitting the Gulf region’s financial powerhouses against each other.

  • Mar 7, 2025 | agbi.com | Simon Chadwick

    Opinion Business of Sport Saudi Arabia is determined to emerge victorious in the new sporting world order Plans have been formally agreed to create a new boxing league funded by Saudi Arabia.

  • Feb 4, 2025 | agbi.com | Gavin Gibbon |Simon Chadwick

    Mark Pain/Alamy via Reuters Major deals put league on mapFocus on emerging talentHalf of new signings under 23It says much for the evolution of football in Saudi Arabia that the main talking points of the winter transfer-window were of individuals leaving the league rather than multi-million dollar signings.

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