Legendary Italian goalkeeper, Gianluigi Buffon has reportedly been offered a lucrative deal to continue his career in Saudi Arabia. The 45-year-old, who made his professional debut nearly three decades ago currently plays for his boyhood club Parma in Serie B. Buffon still has twelve months remaining on his current deal at the Stadio Ennio Tardini but reports suggest the ‘keeper may have one final move left in his legendary career. A report from Italian publication Corriere dello Sport claims …
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Karim Benzema has joined Saudi Arabia champions Al Ittihad on a three-year deal after leaving Real Madrid. The French forward announced his departure from the Spanish club last weekend after a 14-year spell in which he won La Liga on four occasions and the Champions League five times. He scored 354 goals for Real, second only to Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo, who hit 450 Real goals, plays for another Saudi club, Al-Nassr. Al Ittihad are managed by former …
Football star, Cristiano Ronaldo has conceded he did not expect to finish the season empty-handed at Saudi Arabian club, Al Nassr after forcing his way out of Manchester United who won the Capital one Cup, qualified for next season’s champions league and could win the FA Cup against Manchester City this weekend. Ronaldo signed a two-and-a-half year contract estimated by media to be worth more than 200 million euros ($220.16 million) with Al Nassr, making his debut in …
Banky W has sparked off a debate on Twitter after he shared his thoughts on child marriage in Nigeria. In his tweet, the singer opined that if Saudi Arabia where Mecca is located can raise the age of marriage to 18, then Nigeria has no excuse to continue the act of child marriage. ”Some Nigerians try to hide behind religion as the reason why they should be allowed to marry children. But if Saudi Arabia – the kingdom, the headquarters …
Saudi Arabia has banned international visitors from making the Islamic pilgrimage, or Hajj this year due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Authorities announced in a statement that the pilgrimage, which is set to begin at the end of July, will be “very limited” in size and restricted to Saudi residents only. “This decision is taken to ensure Hajj is performed in a safe manner from a public health perspective while observing all preventative measures and the necessary social distancing …
The 292 Saudi Arabia returnees who were isolated in a hotel in Abuja have been discharged. The returnees who were isolated for 15 days, all tested negative for the Coronavirus. They were discharged on Wednesday morning, June 3, and it was gathered that most of them are already on their way to Lagos.