Football news in the Middle East

An overview of news, trends and research in the Football industry in the Middle East:

Pure Sports supports Riyadh Schools Football Academy with talent development pathways Working together with Pure Sports, the Riyadh Schools Football Academy has taken a next step in how it develops and supports the next generation of football talent.
21 December 2025
Pure Sports and SENT launch joint venture PureSENT for the football ecosystem Pure Sports, a leading sports consultancy in Saudi Arabia, and SENT, an Indonesian company that owns Serie A’s remarkable success story Como 1907, have joined forces to launch PureSENT, a joint ventu
28 October 2025
How the Saudi Roshn League is changing its game on and off the pitch The Roshn Saudi League, Saudi Arabia’s premier football competition, has experienced remarkable growth over the past two years – both on and off the pitch.
29 September 2025
Al Ahly partners with EY-Parthenon for commercial strategy and global growth Al Ahly, Egypt’s record champion holder and one of MENA’s most successful and widely supported football clubs, has signed an agreement with strategy consultancy EY-Parthenon.
25 August 2025
Visit Rwanda renews long-term partnership with Paris Saint-Germain Visit Rwanda – supported by ELLVEE – has renewed its partnership with Paris Saint-Germain through to the end of 2027/2028 season.
09 May 2025
The impacts of the 2034 FIFA World Cup to Saudi Arabia’s economy The opportunity for Saudi Arabia to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup marks a historic milestone for the Kingdom.
24 January 2025
Al-Ekhbareya features Strategic Gears in Saudi Arabia 2034 World Cup special Strategic Gears has been featured on national Saudi TV in a special report on Saudi Arabia’s bid for the 2034 World Cup.
15 August 2024
Football video shows value on playing people in their best positions In the game of football, as in business, putting the right players in the right positions is critical for success.
26 September 2023
Saudi Pro League stakes $1 billion case for elite football status As Saudi Arabia continues to view its top football league as a key component of its Sports Vision, Saudi Pro League clubs have been empowered to spend close to $1 billion in their latest, record-brea
14 September 2023
World Cup excitement and tourism to add billions to GCC economies This Sunday, the world’s largest sporting event kicks off when hosts Qatar meet South America’s Ecuador.
18 November 2022
The governance challenges facing Saudi Pro League football clubs The Vision 2030 plan for Saudi Arabia is calling upon football teams to modernise their governance structures and improve their financial performance.
21 July 2022
Saudi Arabia taps US consultancy for 2030 World Cup bid According to reports in US media, Saudi Arabia looks set to table a bid to host the Men’s FIFA World Cup in 2030.
21 June 2021
Sheikh Khaled target Newcastle outside of KPMG's top 32 clubs for value As speculation continues to swell around the sale of Newcastle United to Emirati billionaire Sheikh Khaled Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, KPMG’s latest European football enterprise value ranking reveals the wo
06 June 2019
KPMG examines local football development in lead-up to Asian Cup final As the count-down is on to the AFC Asian Cup final in Abu Dhabi, KPMG has taken a look into some tournament statistics to assess the state of football in Asia.
01 February 2019
UAE tipped for win off the pitch with 2019 Asian Cup The UAE is set for a significant windfall as the host nation of the Asian Football Confederation’s 2019 Asian Cup, with the expanded 24-team competition kicking off over the weekend.
07 January 2019
KPMG in Qatar sign MoU to support 2022 FIFA World Cup legacy planning KPMG in Qatar will collaborate on research, education and training with the agency responsible for overseeing infrastructure development for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the Supreme Committee for Deliver
14 May 2018
Morocco bid for FIFA World Cup Football 2026 hangs in balance The official bid from Morocco to host the 2026 World Cup hangs in the balance after a succession of criticisms left sources at FIFA doubtful as to whether it would even reach a vote against a rival b
27 April 2018
Morocco hires UK consulting firm to manage 2026 World Cup bid As Morocco prepares to launch a fifth campaign to host the prestigious tournament, the country’s bid will be managed by a British-based consultancy.
26 January 2018

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