Top football sides to play in Spanish Super Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia signs partnership with Spain’s La Liga for football and tourism activities
Spanish football league team signs tourism promotion deal with Saudi Arabia
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Managing football star Ronaldinho and the art of negotiation
Roberto de Assis Moreira reveals how watching his brother succeed is his greatest achievement to date
FC Barcelona
Spanish football league LaLiga appoints new MENA boss
Maite Ventura will be tasked with elevating the LaLiga brand value and fan engagement in the Middle East and North Africa
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Gallery: Barcelona superstar Ivan Rakitic visits Dubai’s Al Nasr FC
The 31-year-old Croatian visited Al Maktoum Stadium for a shirt exchange ceremony while on vacation in Dubai.
FC Barcelona
Video: Real Madrid faces Omani lawsuit
An Omani court has ordered that Spanish football giants Real Madrid pay $1.19 million in compensation to an Oman-based events company after failing to bring to bring its top footballers to a 2014 Oman Legends Cup match against arch-rivals FC Barcelona.
FC Barcelona
Real Madrid ordered to pay $1m over Oman football match
The Spanish club Real Madrid was sued for failing to bring its top stars to a 2014 match against Barcelona held in Oman
FC Barcelona
From dream to nightmare: Afghan ‘Little Messi’ forced to flee
The image of Murtaza sporting a makeshift Messi jersey – made of a blue and white striped plastic bag and with Messi’s name and famous number 10 written carefully on the back in felt-tip pen – flooded media and social networks in 2016
Aref Hamed Al Awani
Abu Dhabi exploring possibility of hosting La Liga game
Opposition in Spain between clubs and federations might act as a challenge in the Abu Dhabi’s bid to host the games