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Saudi Arabia is preparing to sell four top football clubs, including Al-Nassr , where Cristiano Ronaldo plays. Al-Nassr, Al-Ittihad , Al-Ahli , and Al-Hilal are the four biggest football clubs in Saudi Arabia. As early as 2023, the PIF announced it owned 75% of each club, with the remaining shares held by the Saudi Ministry of Sports . Saudi journalist Ahmed Al-Ajlan reported that the PIF is now ready to sell the four clubs to investors, including the 25% stake owned by the Ministry of Sports. Sale in progress The sale of Al-Hilal is underway, with Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal emerging as a leading candidate to acquire the club. Currently, Prince Alwaleed is a gold member of Al-Hilal and even sent his luxury Boeing plane to pick up Neymar when he transferred to the club. Last month, Saudi Arabia launched the "Club Financial Performance Improvement" program aimed at monitoring the financial status of Saudi football clubs.

 Sports and politics intertwine ｜Thailand asks Cambodia to limit delegation size The 33rd Southeast Asian Games will be held in Bangkok, Chonburi and Songkhla from December 9-20, 2025, yet preparations are still encountering sensitive issues less than four months before the opening. The Chief Executive Officer of the East Asian Games Federation (EAGF), Chai Phat , revealed that #Cambodia's recently submitted participation list shows that it plans to send about 600 athletes and more than a hundred officials accompanying the team. However, in view of the tense political situation along the Thai-Cambodian border , the Thai side has asked Cambodia to cut the number of athletes to less than 200 for security reasons so that the host can focus on security. In fact, Cambodia initially planned to send as many as 1,515 athletes, an arrangement made before the situation deteriorated. Later, there was news that the Cambodian side might reduce the number to 57, but Vat, secretary-general of t...