The Club World Cup and CONCACAF Gold Cup — two football tournaments held in the United States this summer — have been influenced by KSA, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on the field, and commercially ...

Sportswashing: it's likely a term you have heard a lot recently..the use of games and teams and competition to cleanse a country's image and launder a reputation. Earlier this month, the sporting ...

Millions have made the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. The kingdom faces scrutiny over safety after more than 1,300 people died last year. By Ismaeel Naar Reporting from Dubai, United Arab Emirates More ...

Last November in Doha, I shared a table in a smokey hotel bar with three Saudi soccer fans basking in their nation’s stunning 2-1 victory over eventual Qatar World Cup winners Argentina. Bedecked in ...