As it recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic, Hong Kong desperately needs new trading partners and new markets. The government has been building bridges to the Arab world, and in particular, Saudi Arabia. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po and West Kowloon Cultural District CEO Betty Fung Ching Suk-yee have led delegations…
Hong Kong is perfectly positioned for sports investors interested in collaborating with mainland China, the city’s sports minister Rosanna Law Shuk-pui said on Thursday. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the World Football Summit, hosted at the city’s AsiaWorld-Expo, Law highlighted the successful summer events hosted by Hong Kong as evidence that it could consider…
Leading promoters are already plotting to bring more marquee football to Hong Kong after visits from English, Italian and Saudi clubs this summer. Nearly 100,000 fans watched Football Festival matches involving Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and AC Milan at Kai Tak Stadium last month, before last week’s three Saudi Super Cup games drew a combined…
Football fans were granted most of their wishes at Hong Kong Stadium on Saturday as the Saudi Super Cup concluded with a goal from Cristiano Ronaldo, even if the Portuguese was narrowly denied the silverware. A crowd of about 30,000 cheered Ronaldo’s every contribution, with Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law Shuk-pui and…
For football fans who travelled from the Middle East to watch this week’s Saudi Super Cup in Hong Kong, it was about much more than star individuals such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema. Whereas most of the Chinese spectators the Post spoke to were attending purely to see Al-Nassr captain Ronaldo, and to a…
Restaurants and bars near Hong Kong Stadium have enjoyed a spike in business of at least 20 per cent thanks to the city hosting the Saudi Super Cup and are gearing up for Saturday’s final when football legend Cristiano Ronaldo is set to play again. More than 30,000 spectators watched Ronaldo and his team Al-Nassr…
When Al-Nassr plays Al-Ittihad in the 2025 Saudi Super Cup semifinal on Tuesday, August 19, Cristiano Ronaldo will make his official season debut after signing a two-year contract extension. With the goal of adding more trophies to his already remarkable career, the Portuguese superstar starts a new chapter in Saudi Arabia. Al-Nassr will take on…
And that’s all for now! Thank you so much for watching this Saudi Super Cup match here on VAVEL. Stay tuned for the repercussions and tomorrow’s semifinal match! Thanks for watching, and have a good day! After a long period of pressure in stoppage time – but only a yellow card for Brozovic as a…
The excitement generated by Cristiano Ronaldo’s presence in Hong Kong this week can be attributed not only to his fame but to how long fans have waited to see him play in the city. Their first opportunity to do so may also be the last, with Ronaldo now 40 years old – even if he…
This week’s Saudi Super Cup in Hong Kong could help deepen ties between two “very powerful countries” in Saudi Arabia and China, a leading executive from Cristiano Ronaldo’s club Al-Nassr has said. The four-team competition is being staged in Hong Kong for the first time, with Al-Nassr set to meet Saudi champions Al-Ittihad in the…