Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema still draw attention but will that help them as Saudi Arabia builds towards the 2034 World Cup?

Sending the World Cup to Saudi Arabia was the most seismic sporting announcement in a decade, but at Fifa HQ it was designed to seem like just an ordinary Wednesday. Behind firmly-closed doors, Gianni Infantino kicked off his 3pm work-from-home-style Zoom meeting presenting not to the great and good of football,

Saudi Arabia scored a major win in its campaign to attract major sports events to the kingdom when it was formally appointed as the 2034 World Cup host on Wednesday. Still, many questions remain about the tournament as well as the 2030 World Cup,

A number of rights organisations strongly criticised FIFA after the announcement, pointing to Saudi's human rights record.The Kingdom has invested heavily in sport over the last few years, although critics,