Saudi Arabia offered to bear the expenses for the upcoming 2030 FIFA World Cup infrastructure for Greece and Egypt if they agreed to go along with Riyadh’s plan to co-host the event across three continents.

An Algerian football player has refused to travel to the occupied territories to play in a match against an Israeli team.

A new report by an international human rights organization has revealed that Saudi officials have spent $1.5 billion to sportswash its poor human rights record.

Human rights organizations says some Persian Gulf countries are spending billions of dollars on sporting events to cover up their abysmal human rights records.

The Saudi Crown Prince has been apparently seeking to bring about social reforms including through investment in glitzy sports events.