Topic: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 - page 548. (Read 119091 times)

SPL actually has money as its main weapon in pushing SPL to be on the higher tier of football competition. So many big brands were partnering with some clubs in saudi pro league. I would not be surprised to see that if there is a huge spike in the revenue from SPL.

There have been so many sponsor was coming to the saudi pro league. Even some media were also buying rights to broadcast SPL to the counter like what FOX sports did.

FOX sports bought broadcasting rights for US. We do know that CR7 had so many fans from US as well. Saudi pro league is slowly moving to the right way. Many brands are starting to consider saudi pro league as potential place to advertise their brand.

SPL's income will gradually increase as the league keep attracting foreign investors.

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today we will have games, this will be a round in which the focus will undoubtedly be on the Al - Ittihad game against Al - Hilal, in this game if Al - Ittihad win, they will be very far from the rest of the teams, and it will be very obvious that they will win the league this season very easily, now if they drop points in this game then it will show that they are not a strong team when playing against another strong team and that could lead me to think that they could still lose the league and the Cristiano Ronaldo's team would still have a chance of winning the league this season. Analyzing this game, we have Al - Ittihad who come to this game with a sequence of 4 victories and have not had any defeats

Something interesting about this Al - Ittihad team, is that in the last 4 games, they managed to score 12 goals and didn't concede any goals, these numbers are fantastic, while their opponent Al - Hilal comes into this game with 3 wins and 1 draw, being that they have 2 consecutive victories, in terms of number of goals scored and goals conceded, they scored 10 goals and conceded 2 goals, and a good number too, this means that in this game it is possible that it will be a game with few goals, and it will be a game in which the defense of both teams will play a very important role

Today we will also have Abha's game against AL Tai, looking at these two teams, I see that it will be a game with a very unpredictable result, I wouldn't bet on this game, while AL Tai played against strong teams and lost, maybe that's why be given as the favorite, Abha played against weak teams and had good results compared to their opponent, so to be able to really determine which of these two teams is strong, I would have to know the squad of each team, and I don't know

Regarding the Saudi teams and Ronaldo, I can say Ronaldo and his team didn't have the good performance we were expecting to see from them in the latest games but according to the official page Twitter page of the Saudi League, Ronaldo is currently the best player of the month is this league.

To be honest I don't believe these clubs are getting back their investment because the expenses are not commensurate with the income, apart from transfer fees they also have to pay players' salaries every week and we know that the average salary of European players in the Saudi Pro League is around 20 million per season so we can calculate that it will be difficult to get profits for the club. If so, it means that PIF has other plans that we don't know, what's the point of making the League famous but not getting anything.

After the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo to Al Nassr and his instant on and off the pitch positive effects on the club, the other big clubs in that Saudi Arabian League decided to make similar signings of bringing the best players in Europe to their respective clubs and that I think will bring enormous quality to the Saudi football.
Since Al-Nassr brought in Cristiano Ronaldo to the club, clubs like Al-Ittihad, Al-Hilal, and Al-Ettifaq has also been very active in the transfer window and bringing European based players as well. Al-Shabab has also join the race to bring in European based players to the team so they can also be competitive like the other big clubs in the league

PIF Investing in the football industry by bringing in more European star players seems like a very smart move. Because yes, we ourselves can see how the popularity of the Arab League is now starting to increase very rapidly. And of course this will bring quite large profits for the Arab League and also for the PIF.

In the past, not many Europeans even watched Arab football. But now that CR7 has joined the Arab club (Al-nassr), I'm pretty sure that since then many Europeans have also watched Arab league football. And this season the clubs in the SPL competition brought in more European football stars. So that the popularity of SPL is getting higher. And no doubt next season it will be even more popular.

That's why Ronaldo remains the most influential footballer of this age and probably the last 2 decays if am not mistaking, I mean just imagine the influence he had on the Saudi Arabia league and players that tend to troop in the because of his presence. The man is a f**vking legend and although last season performance wasn't all that good leading him to be criticise but this season show play has definitely shut the mouth of some of his critics because he has proven he is still of playing age and even more active when it comes to banging the goals for his new club.

Football is really full of surprises, nobody was expecting the massive transfer activity that is happening in the Saudi League currently. They surprised everyone, and they are already seeing the impact of the amount they spend on players in this transfer period. The amount they spend in just one season is massive, but at least they are able to acquire some quality players that will improve their club’s performance, and they are already getting the general public's attention. With the quality players Saudi Arabia's league is having, let’s see how the season will be for them, but their league is already getting interesting and competitive.

Both teams have priorities and they're ever ready to meet up the good solid points awaiting them. We have seen the tough performance displayed by these elite clubs and we should not underestimate both team in tomorrow's game. I'm definitely going to place my wager in favour of the home team, they're ranked first on the league table and will do anything to retained their position there. Al Ittihad will hosts Al Hilal at the King Adullah Sport City. It's going to be an interesting game for us to watch, both teams matches their strengths and competitive in league games.

The cost of bringing the European player into the Saudi Arabia League is not hard to the all the club in the Saudi.Because they are ready to take most of the strong player for the contract of three years.Al Nassr, Al Ittihad,Al Hilal,Al Ettifaq had brought the top class European players to their game.So following the same,Al Shabab also brought the Yannick to their squad for the better performance from the Atletico Madrid.Even though Carasco had their 29 years for now,his game was unique as like the Ronaldo and it was the reason for the Al Shabab to take them into their squad in this Saudi Arabia League.

This is a big match between Al Ittihad vs Al Hilal because these two matches will be an attraction for the audience in tomorrow's match. Especially for Al Ittihad, they are in their best form after achieving consecutive wins in the early matches of this season. Al Ittihad is highly favored in tomorrow's match because they are playing at home. Al Ittihad certainly has a great opportunity to continue their winning trend at the start of this season.

Apart from that, if you look at both teams, it is certain that Al Ittihad will go down with a perfect squad in this match because their players are in the best condition, like Benzema.  So we will bet on this match with a chance of winning for Al Ittihad in this match.

Indeed. It is difficult for Al Nassr to win the title because other top teams in SPL become stronger with some top players from Europe. Moreover, Al Nassr already got 2 losses in the early of this season, they already lost many points. There are 3 teams that seem to compete for the title (Al Ittihad, Al Ahli, and Al Hilal). But since there are still many matches left, it is not impossible for Al Nassr to compete for the title, too. They can return to the top table if they can maintain their best performance. We can see that they played better in the last 2 matches.

Yep. After Ronaldo joined Al Nassr, there is a big change in Saudi Pro League. Many media and sponsorships are interested in SPL matches. The income of the teams in SPL probably increase gradually. Also, there are more top European players come to SPL, too. This makes SPL becomes more popular now. Ronaldo effect is real, everyone can see it clearly.

There will be two matches that I am curious about this week.

Game one Al Ittihad - Al Hilal

Two teams that started the season very well. I think that Al Ittihad, who performed very well in the Al Wehda match, has not yet received the full offensive contribution from his stars. If they contribute, they will push their opponents much more. Al Hilal received goal contribution from Malcom and Salem Al Dawsari in the Al Alliance match. It seems possible that Al Hilal will have problems in defense in this match. It will be a match with mutual goals.

Second match Al Riyadh - Al Akhdood

Al Riyadh performed very poorly in the Al Raed match. Their poor defensive performances were evident in the last games. Again in the Al Ittihad match, they could not stop their opponent's strong offensive line. Al Akhood, on the other hand, does not show any presence on offense. I think Al Riyadh will try to get out and play well in this match. The home team will win this match.

This was expected after many players from Europe’s began to join the league during the transfer window. This league will now have more viewership, more sponsorships and a lot of attention from around the world than before. This was what they were getting at from onset, and I think they’re achieving it already. They won’t stop here, I’m sure they’ll want their league to be one of the best in the world, if not the best or second to the European leagues.


If Al-Shabab can click this deal, it will be a bonus for them to strengthen their squad more. I don’t know how their current squad is or how strong they are in the SPL, but if Carrasco joins them, they’ll only become stronger than before. Their confidence level will increase and they can have more confidence playing big teams and this is evident to Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr team after he joined them. The competition will be more tougher, competitive and internet to watch than before as new teams keeps signing European players.

Of course, this was the main factor for Al Nassr to bring in Ronaldo with the aim of making the Arab League football industry grow rapidly. Now they are feeling the impact of the arrival of a star like Ronaldo to the SPL, he has also become a magnet for other star players to play in the SPL.

Last season, with only one Ronaldo, Arab League TV broadcasts have increased and have been broadcast in 140 countries. Especially now that there are a lot of star players there, of course there will be more and more big sponsors coming to the SPL, the more profits you will get. Currently, the Arab League, besides having many star players, the SPL will also be more competitive and interesting to follow.

After Al-Nassr, Al-Ittihad, Al-Hilal, and Al-Ettifaq, now it's Al-Shabab's turn, which also doesn't want to be outdone, to bring in European players and they are getting closer to an agreement with Yannick Carassco from Atletico Madrid. The transfer fee is around 15 million euros and he will be contracted for 3 years. Yannick Carasco is one of the good European players and we will remember the last few seasons for his individual qualities. Now he is 29 years old and in fact he is still quite reliable with Atletico, but now it remains only for Atletico to make a transfer because Al-Shabab has reached a personal agreement with the player.

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I believe the Arab football industry is currently developing very well. Ronaldo's arrival brought media and sponsorship traction in and provided a huge flow of money. The latest news due to the arrival of Ronaldo and several big European stars makes SPL have income that has increased by 650%. Even today there are 140 countries that broadcast Arab League broadcasts. This is in contrast to 2022, the Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced an investment loss of US$11 billion.

The Saudi League still has time for the transfer market which allows all teams to take or sell players so the closing of the transfer market tomorrow will not have a big impact on the Saudi League.
Some players have indeed reached agreements with other teams or with the players themselves so it is only a matter of waiting for the official joining date.

But for this season transfer market the Saudi League really has a lot of surprises by bringing in quite a number of top European players with expensive purchase prices or contracts.
This is the first time that there has been a massive transfer market with a very large nominal budget in just one league.

In fact, it will not be easy for Al Nassr to win a trophy this season. once again, their rivals went smoothly and led the standings. Al Ittihad, running smoothly in their four matches, they haven't even conceded a single goal. Apart from that, Al Ittihad is much more productive in terms of scoring goals, they have scored 12 goals in 4 matches. Apart from that, Al-Ahli is also one of the competitors this season, they also played smoothly in their four matches without defeat. As for Al Hilal, this team has always been a top team in the last decade. now they are in 3rd place, two points away from the team above it. Jorge Jesus' squad is ready to compete for trophies this season. It is hoped that the presence of Neymar, Mitrovic, Malcom will add to their attacking power. and yep, the competition will definitely be quite competitive.

While Al Nassr, this one club that has many of Europe's top players. however, there is no guarantee that they will win the league trophy smoothly. Currently Al Nassr is in 6th place, 6 points adrift of its rival team at the top of the standings. To reduce the difference in points, even overtaking their ranking, is not an easy matter even though Ronaldo and his colleagues have a more convincing squad. even so, this competition has just started, we'll see which team is the most consistent. I have two teams that are favorites to win the trophy this season, namely Al Ittihad and Al Hilal.