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Bayern Munich under fire over Saudi Arabia trip

Bayern Munich's Arjen Robben (C) and team mates arrive at a hotel in Riyadh January 17, 2015. REUTERS/Faisal AlNasser

Bayern Munich returned from a training camp in the Middle East to a barrage of criticism over a friendly played in Saudi Arabia, with some politicians and fans claiming the club had turned a blind eye to human rights violations.

The German champions, a leading global soccer brand, spent just over a week at a training camp in Qatar earlier this month before playing a friendly against Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia on Saturday and returning to Germany a day later.

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