Topic: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 - page 626. (Read 127231 times)

This season the Saudi League will be extremely crowded. when Cristiano Ronaldo's side take on Al-Nasser Benzema's side Al Hilal. Haha, the matches will be really competitive between these two teams.

For this season's top scorer, I'm still holding onto Benzema and that's not without reason even though he hasn't scored a single goal yet. Because after all, Benzema still really deserves it and in terms of finishing he is still very good. Maybe Firmino has won 3 goals in his first match but it could be that things like that don't last long and it's likely he will still have difficulty creating goal productivity. On the other hand, Ronaldo is still a big name to decorate the scoresheet this season and considering he has never won the individual title, he could just do it this season. Well, whatever it is as long as being the top scorer and fully contributing to the team's victory is much more important at the moment.

After the end of the FIFA World Cup, Saudi Arabia focused on football clubs the most. At first, the world famous football star Cristiano Ronaldo made him join the Saudi club. And then gradually the Saudi club offered big money to famous stars to bring more stars in order to improve. Saudi Arabia has no shortage of money which is why they make huge offers to sign young players to world famous stars to their clubs. We have seen Cristiano Ronaldo join their club first, and then Karim Benzema, then Sadio Mane, and now they have signed another famous star from Saudi club Neymar Jr. World famous stars from Europe offer huge sums of money to sign their Saudi clubs and the stars sign there. We have already seen many stars signed by Saudi clubs and hopefully more stars will join Saudi clubs in the future. The way Saudi clubs are gaining popularity now will definitely become more popular in the future, because they have no shortage of money. If they spend more money on football in the future, the Saudi league will become popular like the European leagues.

You forget one big team who have 4 big European players, it's Al Ahli. They have Mendy from Chelsea, Firmino from Liverpool, Mahrez from Manchester City and Maximin from Newcastle. Firmino scored 3 goals in the first match of this league, it's really crazy. I think Al Ahli is currently the most stronger and solid team, other team only have few players and it's played in different position.

This is all done after signing Cristiano Ronaldo. The transfer window isn't closed yet, so there might be more player moves. I've difference perspective following the transfer, these players weren't wanted by their previous clubs, except for Benzema who want to end his time with Madrid. The rest didn't succeed at their respective clubs and weren't in demand anymore. There's no need to make a big hype about it. However, these players do have a strong fan base. The presence of these European stars has boosted the league's quality, and we'll see the difference when the league finally kicks off.

Yeah, Neymar's arrival will attract more attention to the Saudi League especially Neymar fans from Brazil and from other countries, we can't calculate how many total views this league will get from each match, broadcasting would become one of the important sources income for the club and may be able to compete with other top European leagues like Premier League, Laliga and Serie A in terms of broadcasting. Previously, we had never watched a match in this league and no local TV is interested in broadcasting but right now we can watch it on some local channels even more than 2 channels of course with monthly payments lol. I wonder how much the club's total revenue from broadcasting last season and for sure this season increases up to x3.

By the way, out of these 3 players are Benzema, Ronaldo and Neymar who will be the top scorer this season? or are there other potential players like Roberto Firmino who has scored 3 goals? If I had to choose then I would choose Ronaldo he already proved it in the last Cup match his enthusiasm never faded even though he was already 38 years old and in my opinion Ronaldo is still aggressive for the next 2 years.

It's amazing that they took players who were popular and had become stars on European soil which made it interesting to watch and became a very long trend, they really didn't have financial problems because they were quite rich and focused on football being an industry that was noticed in Arab lands so that attention has been drawn to this industry by entrepreneurs, Since Ronaldo's arrival and getting quite expensive payments and we see many star players who are interested in entering the Arab league because of money and popularity that has risen very significantly.
Today the Arab league is becoming more competitive, and the arrival of Neymar is an added attraction to continue the trend of football in the world's sports media.

When it comes to SPL, finance is probably not an issue of concern. Saudi clubs predominated the transfer market by making substantial proposals for players from outside their league. The Saudi Pro League has significantly boosted in terms of quality and popularity. From this vantage point, there are numerous initiatives to be observed. The addition of European players will strengthen the league and make it appear more competitive than ever before. European football will continue to outperform other leagues since it is the bedrock of football.

This "trend" will not kill European football, I agree with that, it's just that many people will look at the Arab League with the arrival of these star players and will also make the League more competitive again. And I think the decisions of some players who previously played in Europe were also driven by money, they were also driven by seeing this league getting more competitive with the arrival of many European players. This will be a long trend, I also agree with that, because they also have thick money to fulfill their needs even though they have to spend very fantastic money for just one person.

saudi arabia is famous for its oil country and many rich people, which is now opening up business opportunities for football competition where high quality european players move to the saudi arabia league. the large amount of money the owners of Arab football clubs want many European players to come to their country. This trend mission will be long

When they started the spending spree to bring some of the finest European based footballers to the Saudi Arabian League earlier this summer and that was after signing 5-time Balon D'or winner Cristiano Ronaldo in the January transfer window to the , many had argued that they just wanted to publicise the league but that is not close to what they want.
 The Saudi League with the numerous formerly European based stars in the league at the moment has brought immense quality to the league and that will be practically demonstrated when the league kicks off

Since these European superstars joined the Saudi clubs, the Saudi clubs have become quite strong. When Ronaldo joined Al-Nassr, many people said a lot of slanderous things, but now more powerful stars are gathering in Saudi clubs after receiving such a huge offer. I can say that if strong emerging stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, and Neymar stay in these normal clubs, the next players will definitely be made much stronger. Saudi club players can learn a lot from these superstars in many ways because their playing styles will surely teach the next players and fellow players.

Seeing the competition of the Saudi league teams in bringing in football stars is worth following and with this you can be sure to make the Saudi league more popular and passionate for all the public who want to witness the excitement in every match. Al-Nassr has Ronaldo, Al-Ittihad has Benzema, and Al-Hilal has Neymar, you can say these 3 teams will dominate the Saudi league in the next few seasons. Competition will continue to be created as long as there are talented players or other European star players in the team and that is what the Saudi league needs at this time if it wants to continue to be seen by the wider community around the world. I think what they've invested will be quite impactful in the next 2 years.

Almost most of the top european players who play in the saudi pro league are aged 30+, although there are some players under the age of 30. it's just that, the fact is that it is the players aged 30+ who have the big names. for example, as you have said in this post. So, if there is an idea that European football will fade away, it is an exaggeration and a completely baseless assumption. well, previously we have seen that China has also done a mega project with its super league. Unfortunately, this league is not very marketable, which eventually fades away.

Now, the Saudis are doing almost the same project. the difference is, the Saudis are carrying out this mega project which was initiated by the PIF company and the Saudi kingdom itself, PIF is one of the companies shaded by Mohammed bid Salman as well as the prince of Saudi Arabia. we know very well, that they have very abundant finances. now, the Saudis are in a project that they claim to develop sports on Saudi soil and one of them is football. also, they have ambitions to host the 2030 world cup later.
but on the other hand, I also heard some rumors that they are trying to offer to sell broadcasting rights for this league. Unfortunately, it seems that it is not very popular in international markets, let alone Europe.

Even so, IMO, if they have a project that goes further than what we discuss in this thread. the point is, what is planned by PIF is a long project that covers the business sector even though the entrance is through football. I agree and am interested in what you said, football is part of culture, colors, stories, and although not all of these features are available in Saudi Arabia, and even Arab culture is not compatible with football. but that does not mean, they can follow the hype of the world of football. After all, their goal is not just for football. but more than that, in essence the Saudis are planning a mega project for the betterment of their nation and country. So far, the Saudis have succeeded in getting all the world's attention on them.

I believe the "trend" will be this!
After the World Cup in Qatar in 2022, I believe it "opened the eyes" of the Arabs and they realized that football could be an interesting, lucrative sport and even entertainment for them to bring to their countries.

I have no doubts, Europe is home to the best teams in the world and that is undeniable, but I am sure that these signings that some arabian teams have made are directing attention there and around the world, and I believe... soon more signings of excellent and notable players will happen for the Saudi Arabian clubs

Marco Verratti has asked Neymar and five other players to find new destinations as Luis Enrique does not have Neymar and Marco Verratti in his plans, which is why PSG decided to let them leave the club. 

Al Hilal wanted to sign Marco Verratti along with Neymar. Al Hilal had planned to replace Neymar with Marco Verratti from PSG if their contract with Neymar was not completed but they succeeded in signing Neymar so maybe Marco Verratti's contract with PSG will remain for now. Saudi club Al Hilal can sign Marco Verratti if Neymar wants to because Marco Verratti had a good understanding with Neymar at PSG.

Tomorrow Damac vs Al-Riyadh in Saudi Professional League these two teams will come to the field to play. Al-Riyadh is at number 7 in the points table between the two teams. Damac is now at number 13 in the points table. So it is thought that Al-Riyadh is better in this match will play. Al-Riyadh team won 3 out of last 5 matches and lost 1 match and drew 1 match. On the other hand Damac won 1 match out of last 5 matches and lost 3 matches and drew 1 match.I hope Al-Riyadh team will win this match.

But it is possible that other investors will come to the Saudi League and take over one of the teams like Al Ettifaq they are not part of the Public Investment Fund but they managed to bring in Europe coach and players we don't know where their funding sources came from what is clear is that they do the same thing as the other 4 teams and who knows other teams will get an investor in the following season whether it is from outside or from inside the Saudi.

In my country right now, more and more are selling and wearing jersey from Arab league clubs. Which indicates that the SPL is indeed increasingly popular at this time.

Well, about Steven Gerrard, I am also quite happy to see his success in bringing the team he coached to get their first win in the SPL. And what I think about Al-Ettifaq is that this club under Steven Gerrard will definitely be a club that reminds me of Liverpool. Steven Gerrard is a former captain at Liverpool and currently he is a coach at Al-Ettifaq and coincidentally the position of captain at Al-Ettifaq is now held by Jordan Henderson who is also a former Liverpool captain. So that in al-Ettifaq there are two former Liverpool captains. Well this is a pretty funny coincidence.

@BRINIRHA I agree with your assessment that this league is getting more competitive and in coming year’s it wouldn’t surprise me if it surpassed the popularity of premier league or the La Liga too. Furthermore Mane did well on his debut by scoring a goal for his team but he was let down by the goal keeper’s errors and I’m also happy to see that Gerrard got a win on his debut as the new manager of Al Ettifaq.