{"id":302783,"date":"2023-12-18T11:25:11","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T11:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=302783"},"modified":"2023-12-18T11:25:11","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T11:25:11","slug":"kevin-de-bruyne-lands-in-saudi-with-city-team-despite-home-burglary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/kevin-de-bruyne-lands-in-saudi-with-city-team-despite-home-burglary\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin De Bruyne lands in Saudi with City team &#8211; despite home burglary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Kevin De Bruyne is pictured with Manchester City stars as they land in Saudi Arabia for the Club World Cup &#8211; after his 70-acre mansion was broken into and trashed<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne are among the Man City pack in Saudi\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>De Bruyne&#8217;s presence comes amid personal tragedy after his home was robbed<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>CHRIS SUTTON: I feel sorry for Rasmus Hojlund, Man U wingers are out for themselves &#8211;\u00a0It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Kevin De Bruyne was pictured touching down with his Manchester City team-mates for the Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia &#8211; despite battling personal tragedy.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Belgium international is back after a four-month injury lay-off but is dealing with the horror of his 70-acre mansion being broken into on Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>City posted a picture of their stars lined up on the stairs of a club-branded Etihad plane in Jeddah.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They kick off their Club World Cup campaign against Japanese outfit Urawa Red Diamonds on Tuesday at 6pm and hope to lift the trophy for the first time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pep Guardiola&#8217;s men only have to navigate that semi-final clash against the Asian Champions League winners to play in the showpiece match.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/18\/10\/79080149-0-image-a-1_1702895855980.jpg\" height=\"421\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Manchester City shared a photograph of their stars after they touched down in Saudi Arabia<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/18\/11\/79080745-12876581-image-a-12_1702897262471.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Kevin De Bruyne is in the City ranks after a four-month injury lay-off &#8211; though his mansion in Belgium was broken into on Saturday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/18\/11\/79080765-12876581-image-a-13_1702897367248.jpg\" height=\"445\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Erling Haaland missed the weekend draw with Crystal Palace but got off the plane in Jeddah\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>De Bruyne&#8217;s return to first-team football has been anticipated for some time, espeically after he was named in City&#8217;s squad for the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>The Belgian would be forgiven for his mind being on other things following reports that his 70-acre mansion in his homeland was broken into on Saturday.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Haaland was excluded from City&#8217;s squad at the weekend as they\u00a0drew 2-2 with Crystal Palace.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>He will be hoping to find his groove in a competition which European sides have overwhelming success in.<\/p>\n<p>European clubs have won 15 of 18 editions in its modern iteration, with the last side from Brazil to claim the prize being Corinthians in 2012.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>City could become the fourth English club to win the tournament after Manchester United, Liverpool, and Chelsea.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12876581\/Manchester-City-Saudi-Arabia-Club-World-Cup-Erling-Haaland-Kevin-De_bruyne.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kevin De Bruyne is pictured with Manchester City stars as they land in Saudi Arabia for the Club World Cup <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":302782,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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