Dismal World Cup exit shows Cristiano Ronaldo experiment is failing Saudi Arabia national team | The National
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Source: The National (UAE)
Published: 2026-06-27 14:30 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Sport, Middle East, Economy & Finance, World News
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The contrast could scarcely have been greater. A team containing a variety of players who are colleagues of world sport’s best paid athlete failed to make it past a former bank clerk who only got his chance to play at the World Cup via LinkedIn.
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