The Professional Committee of the Saudi Arabian Football Association announced its decision on the complaint of the Al-Nasr club against the Al-Ittihad club and its Moroccan player Abdel Razzak Hamdallah. The professional committee decided to remove Abdul Razzaq Hamdallah from office for a period of 4 months starting from the date of the decision and imposed a fine of 300,000 rials on the date of the decision.
Champions League qualification results
In the third qualifying match of the Champions League, Portuguese club Benfica took a big step towards qualifying for the next round of qualification by beating Club Mittelland 4-1 in the first match that brought them together. In the remaining matches, the French club Monaco was satisfied with a positive draw with PSV Eindhoven 1:1 and remained decisive for the second leg, while Sheriff Tiraspol lost to Viktoria Pilsen 1:2, and Dinamo Zagreb beat Ludogorets 1-2 too .
Medvedev praises Nadal and calls him amazing
Russian player Daniil Medvedev praised the performance of the Spanish star Rafael Nadal, stressing that the latter is an amazing player. In statements to a Spanish news agency, the Russian player, who is preparing to compete in the Los Cabos Open in Mexico, said: “I have one word to describe Rafa Nadal, he is amazing. as well as on a human level, and he also has great fortitude.”
International and local miscellaneous:
Ajax Amsterdam, champions of the Dutch Premier League, have decided to ban their fans from hoisting cardboard posters over the team’s stadium calling for players’ jerseys.
Argentine coach Rodolfo Arruabarina has announced his opponents for the friendly matches he will play in the Abu Dhabi camp scheduled for next November.
– Borussia Dortmund celebrated with their supporters a party attended by around 65,000 fans as the start date of the new Bundesliga season, scheduled for 5 August, approaches. But absent from the party was new player Sebastian Haller, whose testicular cancer injury continues to shock the club.
The former Dutch Ajax player delivered an impressive message to the fans via a video shown on the Signal Iduna Park screen.
Hi Borussia Dortmund fans, you know that unfortunately I can’t be with you today, but I really appreciate your support.”
He added: “I am looking forward to playing in front of you and against the yellow wall. Please start the season well. I will follow you and wish you all the best.”
Source: El Iktisad