After weeks of largely bad press from the western world, Saudi Pro League side Al-Ittihad have earned some recent plaudits.
The praise comes after the club – who employ the likes of ex-Real Madrid ace Karim Benzema, as well as Premier League alumni N’Golo Kante and Fabinho – refused to play their AFC Champions League fixture against Sepahan in Iran on Monday. The game was cancelled after the Jeddah-based outfit travelled to Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium in Isfahan and were greeted by a bust of Qasem Soleimani.
Soleimani – who was assassinated in Baghdad in January 2020 – was a very…
