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Five days ago Spain were the story of the World Cup for all the wrong reasons. This piece looks at the 4-0 win over Saudi Arabia that put that right, at the teenager who turned a tense afternoon in Atlanta…
Every article The Sports Guru has published about Saudi Arabia: 6 Football articles between 17 April 2026 and 21 June 2026, newest first. For wider coverage, see all Football analysis.
Football
This piece looks beyond the scoreline to examine what a single goalkeeper's performance meant for Saudi Arabia's World Cup ambitions, and what Marcelo Bielsa's Uruguay must fix before they face Cape Verde. The…
Football
The weather hazards facing this summer's World Cup have moved from theoretical to very real. Adrian Dane examines what happened in Austin, how FIFA's lightning protocol works in practice, and why the…
Football
The bid by Saudi government official Turki Al-Sheikh to invest in Derby County places English football's newly formed independent regulator in an extraordinarily difficult position. This piece examines what is…
Football
With Newcastle sitting 14th in the Premier League and questions circulating about the direction of their Saudi-backed ownership, Eddie Howe has broken cover following a high-level two-day summit with the…
Football
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund has sparked genuine unease across the sporting world by signalling a more selective approach to its investments, selling a majority stake in Al-Hilal and appearing poised…