Head of Saudi entertainment authority meets Zinedine Zidane

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Football manager Zinedine Zidane gifted Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority Turki Alalshikh a Real Madrid shirt. (Twitter: @U_D_Almeria)
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Football manager Zinedine Zidane signs an Almería football shirt worn by Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority Turki Alalshikh. (Twitter: @U_D_Almeria)
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Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority Turki Alalshikh meets with Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane. (Twitter: @U_D_Almeria)
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Football manager Zinedine Zidane gifted Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority Turki Alalshikh a Real Madrid shirt. (Twitter: @U_D_Almeria)
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Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority Turki Alalshikh meets with Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane. (Twitter: @U_D_Almeria)
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Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority Turki Alalshikh meets with Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane. (Twitter: @U_D_Almeria)
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Updated 06 October 2023
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Head of Saudi entertainment authority meets Zinedine Zidane

  • The pair discussed future joint projects
  • Meeting comes as Kingdom set to host Spanish Super Cup this month

RIYADH: Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority Turki Alalshikh met with Zinedine Zidane, manager of Real Madrid football club on Sunday.
Zidane held an an informal meeting with Alalshikh to check on his health and to discuss future joint projects.
During the meeting, the former footballer gifted him a “Zidane” Real Madrid shirt and signed the Almería football club shirt that Alalshikh was wearing.


Alalshikh acquired Almería in August, replacing Alfonso García Gabarrón.
The meeting comes as the Kingdom is gearing up to host the Spanish Super Cup over the next three years later this month.
The tournament will include four teams, for the first time in its history, including Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Valencia.

 


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During the call, the two officials affirmed the sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity of Somalia and discussed the latest developments in the region. A number of issues of common interest were also discussed.