Karim Benzema scored twice but Al-Ittihad lost 4-2 to Al-Duhail of Qatar in the Asian Champions League Elite on Monday.

One would have to go back to 1962 for the first-ever meeting between Al-Ittihad and Al-Hilal.

Ashleigh Plumptre spoke to NDTV on the sidelines of the Saudi Arabian women's national team's friendly match against Indonesia in Jeddah.

FIFA has come under fire for its partnership with Saudi Arabian oil and gas company Aramco.

Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal set a world record for consecutive victories with their 28th win in a row to reach the Asian Champions League semi-finals on Tuesday.

Saudi club Al-Ettifaq is coached by Anfield legend Steven Gerrard, whom Henderson replaced as Liverpool captain in 2015.

KarimBenzema's Al Ittihad suffered their first defeat in this season's Asian Champions League when they were beaten 2-0 by Air Force Club in Iraq.

Fabinho pulled off a midfield masterclass as Al-Ittihad kicked-off their Saudi league title defence with a 3-0 win on the road

He will join Karim Benzema and N'Golo Kante at Al-Ittihad, one of four Saudi clubs controlled by the Gulf state's sovereign wealth fund.

A dynamic and industrious midfielder, N'Golo Kante won the World Cup with France in 2018.

N'Golo Kante, 32, has a history of injuries and missed six months of Chelsea's Premier League season with a hamstring problem.