AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 Delegation Concludes Visit to Saudi Arabia

The tournament will be held from January 12 to February 10, 2024. (AFC)
The tournament will be held from January 12 to February 10, 2024. (AFC)
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AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 Delegation Concludes Visit to Saudi Arabia

The tournament will be held from January 12 to February 10, 2024. (AFC)
The tournament will be held from January 12 to February 10, 2024. (AFC)

A delegation from the Local Organizing Committee of the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 concluded on Sunday a visit to Saudi Arabia.

The visit is part of a tour introducing the ongoing preparations to host the upcoming Asian Championship.

The delegation included CEO of the Local Organizing Committee of the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 Jassim Al-Jassim, Executive Director of Communications and Marketing at the committee Hassan Al-Kuwari, and Local and Regional Media Director at the committee Sheikh Hamad Al Thani.

The visit came as part of the ongoing efforts of the Local Organizing Committee to provide a comprehensive picture of Qatar’s preparations to achieve hosting the upcoming continental event, nearly a year after hosting the 2022 World Cup.

The tournament will be held from January 12 to February 10, 2024.



Versatile Gonzalez Happy to Play Out of Position at Juventus

Soccer Football - Serie A - Juventus v Napoli - Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy - September 21, 2024 Juventus' Nicolas Gonzalez reacts REUTERS/Massimo Pinca/File Photo
Soccer Football - Serie A - Juventus v Napoli - Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy - September 21, 2024 Juventus' Nicolas Gonzalez reacts REUTERS/Massimo Pinca/File Photo
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Versatile Gonzalez Happy to Play Out of Position at Juventus

Soccer Football - Serie A - Juventus v Napoli - Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy - September 21, 2024 Juventus' Nicolas Gonzalez reacts REUTERS/Massimo Pinca/File Photo
Soccer Football - Serie A - Juventus v Napoli - Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy - September 21, 2024 Juventus' Nicolas Gonzalez reacts REUTERS/Massimo Pinca/File Photo

Nicolas Gonzalez is happy to play out of position for Juventus, the Argentina international said after scoring his second goal within a week in Sunday's 2-1 win at Monza, following a two-month absence due to muscular problems.

Coach Thiago Motta's strategy of playing Gonzalez, usually a winger, behind striker Dusan Vlahovic in the first half paid off as Juventus struck twice before the break to clinch their first win in five Serie A matches.

"To help the team, I can also play as goalkeeper ... I also let the coach know that," Gonzalez told DAZN after netting the winner, Reuters reported.

Motta praised the versatility of Gonzalez and Juve's other goalscorer Weston McKennie, saying it was a pleasure for a coach to work with players with the right attitude.

Juventus, sixth in the table, host fifth-placed Fiorentina next Sunday.