
Saudi stage set for another sportswashed EL Clasico
The Saudi footballing bigwigs could not have dreamt of a better scenario than this. For the fourth year running the Gulf State will host a Clasico in the Spanish Supercopa final.
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The Saudi footballing bigwigs could not have dreamt of a better scenario than this. For the fourth year running the Gulf State will host a Clasico in the Spanish Supercopa final.

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