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- Reuters
Al Hilal face ban from 2026-27 Saudi Super Cup
Aug 5 (Reuters) - Holders Al Hilal will be banned from the 2026-27 Saudi Super Cup if they qualify after withdrawing from this season's four-team competition, the Saudi Arabia Football Federation's (SAFF) Disciplinary and Ethics Committee said on Tuesday. The decision came after Al Hilal pulled out of the Super Cup, scheduled to be played from August 19-23 in Hong Kong, citing player fatigue following their Club World Cup campaign. They lost 2-1 to Fluminense in the quarter-finals on July 4. "Al Hilal refused to participate in the Saudi Super Cup for the 2025-2026 season after the official schedule for the competition was issued," the Disciplinary and Ethics Committee said in a statement. "As a result, the committee ruled that Al Hilal had violated Article (59-3) of the Disciplinary and Ethics Regulations and fined the club 500,000 Saudi Riyals ($133,000) to be paid to the SAFF," the statement added. In addition to the fine, the club was banned from participating in the 2026-27 Super Cup and stripped of any financial awards allocated for this season's competition. The committee said the decision is subject to appeal. Al Hilal have been asked for comment. They won the Super Cup by beating Al Nassr last season for a record-extending fifth title. The Saudi Super Cup is contested by the winners and runners-up of the King's Cup and Saudi Pro League. Al Hilal finished second in the 2024-25 Pro League behind Al-Ittihad. Al Hilal, who were due to face King's Cup runners-up Al Qadsiah in the Super Cup semi-finals on August 20, have been replaced by AFC Champions League winners Al Ahli. Since Al-Ittihad won the Pro League and King's Cup, the extra Super Cup spot was awarded to Al Nassr - the third-placed team in the league - who they face in the semis on August 19. ($1 = 3.75 riyals)
The Guardian
5 minutes ago
- The Guardian
Glasner believes Crystal Palace will win appeal and play in Europa League
Oliver Glasner has said he is confident Crystal Palace will win their appeal at the court of arbitration for sport (Cas) this week and be reinstated to play in the Europa League. Palace are seeking to overturn Uefa's decision to demote them to the Conference League for breaking multi-club ownership rules, with the appeal to take place in Lausanne on Friday. The decision is expected to be revealed by Cas on Monday, the day after Glasner's FA Cup holders face Premier League champions Liverpool in the Community Shield at Wembley. 'We don't have any influence on the decision from Uefa, we don't have any influence on the decision from Cas, so it just makes no sense that we're thinking about it,' Glasner told Sky on Tuesday. 'We focus on what we have to do on the pitch, how to create this spirit in the group, this togetherness, this commitment, and this is what we are doing day by day. We're waiting for the final decision, we're still confident that the appeal will be successful and that we will play in the Europa League. But in the end, on 11 August, we will know the final decision – then we will start to prepare for Europe.' Palace, who confirmed last month that the New York Jets owner, Woody Johnson, completed his purchase of John Textor's 43% stake, are understood to believe they have a strong chance of winning the appeal. They are expected to present evidence that they insist proves Uefa's deadline to change their ownership structure so they complied with its rules was not 1 March but rather 30 April, as well as pointing out that Textor's departure has removed the barrier to their participation. The American owns French club Lyon, who have also qualified for next season's Europa League. It is understood that Textor will not be part of the Palace delegation that travels to Switzerland for the Cas hearing. Sign up to Football Daily Kick off your evenings with the Guardian's take on the world of football after newsletter promotion Nottingham Forest, who qualified for the Conference League after finishing seventh in the Premier League, would stand to be promoted to the Europa League if Palace's appeal fails. On Monday, Palace were drawn to play against the losers of the Europa League qualifier between Norway's Fredrikstad or Midtjylland of Denmark in the Conference League playoff, with the first leg scheduled to take place at Selhurst Park on 21 August. An article on the club's official website detailing their potential opponents was deleted not long after being published, while Palace's X account also removed a message about the draw.
BBC News
5 minutes ago
- BBC News
Greenwood nears international return with Jamaica
Mason Greenwood is close to a return to international football after being granted citizenship and given a Jamaican has not played an international since his only England cap against Iceland in September 2020. Within 48 hours he had been sent home, along with Manchester City's Phil Foden, for breaching Covid quarantine secured a Jamaican passport only a change from the Football Association (FA) to the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) is required for Greenwood to be cleared to feature in next month's World Cup qualifiers against Bermuda and Trinidad and left Manchester United after charges against him, including attempted rape and assault, were dropped in February joined Spanish club Getafe on loan and then, in 2024, signed for Ligue 1 side Marseille on a permanent 23-year-old scored in Marseille's pre-season 1-1 draw with Sevilla at the weekend, and has been linked with moves to Inter Milan and Saudi Pro-League club Al-Nassr. Greenwood is part of a renewed drive by Jamaica, managed by former England boss Steve McClaren, to recruit UK-raised players through their family links. Brentford's Rico Henry and Tottenham's Tyrese Hall, who has joined Notts County on loan, also fall into that category. Jamaica are aiming to qualify for the World Cup for only the second time, having done so in 1998.
