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          Al Ittihad Club

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          Ittihad's French forward Karim Benzema (C) celebrates with teammates after scoring his team's second goal during the 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup group A football match between Tunisia's Esperance de Tunis and Saudi Arabia's Al-Ittihad at the King Fahd Stadium in Taif on July 27, 2023. (Photo by AFP)

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          Al Ittihad's Karim Benzema after scoring in the King Salman Cup against Esperance Tunis. EPA

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          Fabinho, left, has ended his five-year stay at Liverpool to join Saudi Arabia's Al Ittihad. Getty

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          Al Ittihad striker Karim Benzema celebrates after scoring to make it 2-1 against Esperance de Tunis at King Fahd Stadium in Taif, Saudi Arabia. EPA

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