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              Al Ittihad Club

              Al Ittihad Club are a Saudi football club based in Al Hasa. Ex-Real Madrid star Karim Benzema joined the club in 2023 and they were managed by former West Ham and Croatia boss Slaven Bilic

              Al Ittihad captain Karim Benzema is a five-time winner of the Fifa Club World Cup during his time at Real Madrid. Getty

              Club World Cup: Players to watch, teams and how they qualified

              FootballDecember 11, 2023
              Marcelo Gallardo left River Plate in Argentina last year after eight trophy-laden years. Getty

              Gallardo appointed new Al Ittihad manager

              FootballNovember 19, 2023
              Karim Benzema will look to lead Al Ittihad to a good result in their first match since the sacking of Nuno Espirito Santo. Getty

              SPL predictions: Hilal to drop points, Ittihad get back on track

              FootballNovember 08, 2023
              Nuno Espirito Santo parted ways with Saudi champions Al Ittihad on Wednesday following a poor run of results. Getty Images

              Nuno's sacking felt inevitable as rot set in at Al Ittihad

              FootballNovember 08, 2023
              Karim Benzema celebrates scoring for Al Ittihad against Al Hilal in the Saudi Pro League match at Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium in Jeddah on September 1 2023. EPA

              Nuno needs win to ease pressure at Al Ittihad

              FootballNovember 02, 2023
              Aleksandar Mitrovic, right, scored a hat-trick in Al Hilal's 6-0 Asian Champions League win over Mumbai City. Photo: @Alhilal / X. formerly Twitter

              Mitrovic stunner gets Neymar reaction as Al Hilal rout Mumbai

              SportOctober 24, 2023
              Ashleigh Plumptre, left, scored a hat-trick on her Saudi Women’s Premier League debut for Al Ittihad. Photo: Al Ittihad

              Plumptre determined to help women's football thrive in Saudi Arabia

              FootballOctober 23, 2023
              Malcom will aim to continue his strong start to the season as Al Hilal contend without having Neymar for the rest of the season. Getty

              SPL predictions: Nassr ease past Damac as Hilal win without Neymar

              FootballOctober 20, 2023
              JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - OCTOBER 06: Karim Benzema of Al-Ittihad warms up prior to the Saudi Pro League match between Al-Ittihad and Al-Ahly at King Abdullah Sports City on October 06, 2023 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Yasser Bakhsh / Getty Images)

              As it happened: Benzema back but Al Ittihad lose to Al Ahli in Saudi Pro League

              FootballOctober 06, 2023
              Fans of Sepahan light flares and smoke in the stands after their AFC Champions League group stage soccer match against Al-Ittihad was cancelled, in Isfahan, Iran, 02 October 2023. The match of Iranian side Sepahan against Saudi side Al-Ittihad was "cancelled due to unanticipated and unforeseen circumstances," an AFC statement reads, after Ittihad players refused to play. EPA / PEYMAN SHAHSANAEI

              Desire to de-escalate prevails as AFC aims to rearrange Sepahan v Ittihad

              FootballOctober 05, 2023
              Al Nassr's Cristiano Ronaldo during the AFC Champions League game against Istiklol. Reuters

              SPL predictions: Stroll for Al Nassr as Jeddah derby ends in draw

              FootballOctober 05, 2023
              JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - SEPTEMBER 21: Al Ittihad players walk out before the Saudi Pro League match between Al-Ittihad and Al Fateh at Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium on September 21, 2023 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Khalid Alhaj/MB Media/Getty Images)
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              Al Ittihad and Sepahan match to be replayed

              FootballOctober 04, 2023
              In this photo provided by Tasnim News Agency, a statue of slain Iranian general Qassem Soleimani is placed at Naghsh-e-Jahan stadium in the central city of Isfahan, Iran, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. Saudi Arabia's Al Ittihad soccer team refused to play a match with Sepahan in Iran on Monday because of the presence of a statue of Gen. Soleimani placed on the sideline, Saudi state media reported. (Morteza Salehi, Tasnim News Agency via AP)
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              Saudi football federation backs Al Ittihad stance over Suleimani bust

              FootballOctober 03, 2023
              Al Nassr's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring his first AFC Champions League goal in a 3-1 win over Istiklol. AFP
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              Cristiano Ronaldo scores first AFC Champions League goal

              FootballOctober 03, 2023
              Cristiano Ronaldo has bagged nine league goals for Al Nassr so far this season. Reuters

              Saudi Pro League predictions: Another win for Ronaldo's Al Nassr

              FootballSeptember 28, 2023
              Cristiano Ronaldo and Al Nassr are in fine form heading into the Saudi Pro League match against Al Ahli. Getty

              SPL predictions: Ronaldo rules over Mahrez when Nassr face Ahli

              FootballSeptember 20, 2023
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