A painful blow to Ronaldo and victory 4 penalties during a marathon match of 110 minutes

Al-Ittihad Club snatched a valuable and exciting victory from its guest Al-Shabab (2-1) in an exciting marathon match that brought them together this evening, Thursday, at the summit of the 24th round of the Saudi Professional League, "Roushen".

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Moroccan striker Abd al-Razzaq Hamdallah scored the goals of the hosts from two penalty kicks in the two minutes (18th and 106th).

While Christian Guanca scored the only youth goal at the 68th minute from a penalty kick as well.

While the Gabonese striker, Aaron Salem Bubenza, missed a penalty kick in the last minute of the regular time of the match that took place in King Abdullah Sports City (The Radiant Jewel).

The most famous Serbian referee, Srdjan Jovanovic, (37 years old), red card in the face of Al-Ittihad defender Zakaria Hawsawi in the fifth minute calculated instead of wasted time for the 110-minute match, due to the penalty kicks and the return to the “VAR” video technology.

Al-Ittihad Club achieved its sixth consecutive victory, raising its score to 59 points, and moving away from the top of the league by a full 6 points from its runner-up, Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo.  

While the youth balance stopped at 50 points, and remained in third place on the ranking ladder.

The most expensive Arab team the list of the top 10

Morocco tops the list of the most expensive Arab football teams for men, for the current year 2023, according to data issued by the famous statistics website "Transfermarkt".

The Moroccan national team ranks thirteenth in the world and first in the Arab world, with a total value estimated at (310.1) million euros, which is the value that includes the prices of all its international players, according to the famous statistics website "Transfer Market".

This is due to the professionalism of many Moroccan national team players in Europe, and the significant increase in the value of its players after finishing fourth in the Qatar 2022 World Cup, as the first Arab and African team to achieve this achievement.

Ashraf Hakimi, the French defender of Paris Saint-Germain, is considered the most expensive player in the “Atlas Lions” team, with a value of up to 70 million euros, amounting to (22.5%) of the total value of the team, and Nayef Akrad comes in second place with a value of 32 million euros, and Naseer Mazraoui. In third place, with a value of 28 million euros.

The Algerian national team ranks second in the list of the most expensive Arab teams, with a score of (185.55) million euros.

Algeria owes credit to Ismail Ben Nasser, the Italian star of Milan, whose market value is estimated at 40 million euros, and Riyad Mahrez, the Manchester City midfielder, at about 30 million euros.

The Egyptian national team occupies the third position in the list of the most expensive Arab teams, with a total value of 112 million euros, thanks to the presence of the star Mohamed Salah, the Liverpool striker, whose market value is estimated at 70 million euros, equivalent to (62.5%) of the market value of his country’s national team.

Omar Marmoush and Mustafa Mohamed share the second place, with a value of 6 million euros each, followed by Ahmed Sayed Zizou, the Zamalek player, in fourth place, with a value of (4.5) million euros.

The following is a list of the most expensive Arab teams for the year 2023, according to the “Transfermarkt” website, which specializes in the wages of players and coaches, the transfer market, and the financial value of football clubs and teams:

Morocco (310.10) million euros

Algeria (185.55) million euros

Egypt (112) million euros

Tunisia (52.53) million euros

UAE (18.55) million euros

Saudi Arabia (14.55) million euros

Syria (11.90) million euros

Jordan (9.75) million euros

Iraq (8.13) million euros

Bahrain (7.30) million euros.

Al-Wahda striker charges two accusations against Cristiano Ronaldo

Frenchman Jean-David Bogal, striker of Al-Wehda club, revealed the scenes of a shocking situation with Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, striker of Al-Nasr Club, after the meeting between them, in the semi-finals of the Saudi King’s Cup.

Bogal led Al-Wahda Club to overthrow the victory, by defeating it in its own home, with a goal scored by the French striker himself, at the 23rd minute of the first half of the meeting that brought them together last Monday, at the “Marsoul Park” stadium.

Al-Wehda club set a date in the final match, with Al-Hilal team, which in turn ousted Al-Ittihad Jeddah club.

"Ronaldo disappointed me. At the end of the match, I told him that I admire him very much, and I asked for his shirt," Jean-David Bogal said on the French L'Equipe channel.

The French striker added, "But Ronaldo shook my hand without looking at me, and responded to me in a very insulting and terrible tone."

The 31-year-old noted: "I was a little surprised by Ronaldo's behavior, although I completely understand his disappointment after his team lost the match. He was very angry, and he did not stop yelling at his teammates."

Cristiano Ronaldo, 38, caused a sensation with his actions during the recent period, after he failed to break his scoring fast, as he did not hit the net in the last three matches of Al-Nasr Club, against Al-Hilal, Al-Fayhaa and Al-Wahda, so that the “Al-Alamy” team lost in two and tied in one. , after scoring 11 goals in 11 matches in the Saudi League.

A Saudi prince “tweets” to celebrate his team’s promotion to the English Premier League

Saudi Prince Abdullah bin Musaed, owner of Sheffield United, celebrated the team's success in qualifying for the Premier League competition for the season (2023-2024).

Sheffield United's rise to the ranks of the top-flight clubs came after beating West Bromwich by a double, as part of the 38th round of the "Championship" league, and its guarantee of second place on the ladder with 85 points, 3 matches before the end of the tournament.

Sheffield United club, through its Twitter account, published a video showing Prince Abdullah bin Musaed's celebration with his team's fans, on the occasion of ascending to one of the largest leagues around the world.

And the Saudi prince tweeted: “Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds,” in response to the club’s publication, which refers to his leadership of the team to reach the English Premier League for the second time after 2019.

Sheffield United qualified for the “Premier League”, accompanied by Burnley, who was crowned the First Division champion after being at the top with 95 points, under the supervision of Belgian coach Vincent Kompany, former Manchester City defender.