There have, of course, been many high-profile footballers who have made the move to Saudi Arabia in recent years. Five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo is perhaps the most famous of them, but there’s also been Neymar, N’Golo Kante and Riyad Mahrez, who continued to be selected by their respective national teams after making the...
England striker Ivan Toney celebrated his first trophy with Al-Ahli as the Saudi Arabian club won the Asian Champions League for the first time. Al-Ahli beat Japan’s Kawasaki Frontale 2-0 on Saturday to become the third Saudi club to win the competition, after Al-Hilal and Al-Ittihad. Striker Toney, 29, joined Al-Ahli from Brentford for about...
It was always going to be a struggle to keep Southampton in the Premier League, even before their poor transfer window. The departure of technical director Jason Wilcox, a big advocate of former Scotland international Martin, to Manchester United last year left the former head coach without a crucial ally and vital support. Southampton returned...
Southampton are set to part ways with manager Ivan Juric following relegation from the Premier League on Sunday. The south coast club are yet to make an official announcement but sources have told BBC Sport that Juric’s departure will be confirmed later today. Juric was appointed as Russell Martin’s successor on an 18-month deal in...
Southampton’s season has been troubled from the start. They lost eight of their opening nine games this term, and after 23 games had just one victory to their name. After replacing Russell Martin in December, Juric oversaw six straight defeats and has just one win in his 14 league games at the helm. Saints were...