Topic: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 - page 706. (Read 126597 times)

Yes but as far as i understand and i dont know why, Arabia Saudi withdraw their postulation to host the World CUp in 2030, very strange, some media said its because they think they dont have any chance against Spain-Portugal-Moroco, but i dont see that way. So the 2030 World cup its between Spain-Portugal and south american theorically.

If we talk about rich countries we know there are many rich countries, especially those who have oil but they did not do the same, here we can see that they have different targets. For Saudi they know that they cannot exploit oil in the long run so they have to look for other alternatives from what I saw they started from football to attract attention, Only in this way can they attract attention and can carry out their plans to become a tourist country like Dubai and others. I can't guess whether they are able to run this method at a very expensive cost through football.

The league will just keep getting popular because now we have more familiar faces to write about and the media will be putting more concentration on the Saudi professional league. We have Benzema that was one of this hottest striker in the last five years and have won a Ballon D'or to his name and numerous other personal awards which means he's popular on his own level and will be bringing all his fans to the league. The league will be getting more coverage that'll introduced more fans to the league and we having more things to write about on this thread. The league next season would be fun to watch as I believe the competition will be better Ronaldo and Benzema for top goal scorer.

It' unfortunately sad about the news I'm hearing that Hakim Ziyech deals has be cancelled and that's because he failed medicals. He would had been a perfect addition to the Al Nassr squad to provide crosses to the Al Nassr players which Ronaldo would had benefitted from those crosses and adding to his goals record and give Al Nassr wins week in and out. Al Nassr should go for another winger that can deliver crosses into the 18 yard box. Chelsea don't have any of those anymore as I would had wished they continue helping offload more stress from our hand by signing our wornout players.

I think the presence of Cristiano Ronaldo with Al Nassr is an opening door for all of us to know and wonder about the Arab Pro League. With his fame, Ronaldo has had a huge impact on the League. After that there were lots of former European players who went there. Most recently Steven Gerrad has officially coached the Al Ettifaq Club. As for the quality of the League, I agree with you, indeed for the Asian region, the Arab Pro League is better than the Chinese Super League according to several sources, below it are the J-League Japan, Star League Qatar and Thai League. it is possible that in the future the Arab Pro League will be more competitive and develop even better, what is impossible to build if the club has a lot of wealth.

Yes. Indirectly, the country through their football club can boost and improve their image on the world sports stage. introducing their culture and the tourism sector is an advantage and an achievement that should be appreciated.

Regardless of bribes or not, I think the marketing strategy carried out by the Arab Pro League for the league's visibility is far better than many leagues in Asia. They have support, of course that is because of the large amount of money from institutional or private investors. If they can maintain this trend, then I'm sure the Arab Pro League can actually be more famous than the Chinese Super League.

The Arab Pro League has started its new history and it is much better for the development and growth of the interest in sports in the country. Businesses will grow and many other things will also make the country more profitable.

First of all, the Saudis started with bribing FIFA to host the world cup 5o bring to world to Saudi- Arabia. It didn't end there after the world cup,they went further to buy Ronaldo to still keep the world attention on the country and gradually they are diverting the world to their league by also buying new players from other European clubs.

I know that it wouldn't end here because Saudi Arabia have plans to make their league popular by getting awareness with these world classic players. I will say that it is a strategy that is working for them to be part of the world most watched league in the near future. One advantage that I see will make them achieve their goal is that the country is rich and has rich investors.

From the coach there is the name Steven Gerrard who has just signed a two-year contract with one of the Saudi Arabian League clubs Al Ettifaq. Gerrard became one of the famous coaches who moved to the Saudi Arabian League in this transfer market. Even though he is not as good as playing, his experience when training Rangger and Aston Villa is expected to provide a new style there. I think the Saudi Arabian League clubs are on the right track to invest in football. Building a team is not enough just to bring in top and quality players, but coaches also play a very important role. In the long run the presence of quality players and coaches and star status will make the Saudi Arabian League more competitive.

Although for today the players they have brought in are mostly old players with star status, but this can at least be a good start for Saudi Arabia's long-term football. With the club's stable financial condition and full support from the state, these clubs can easily build the squad they want.

I think Ronaldo Moving to the Saudi Arabian league and its impact worldwide is the perfect experiment that was successful. Now we see players moving there. Like someone rightly said and I agree to it in every sense of the world, this is simply sportswashing- using popular figures like famous sports men to improve the country's image and divert attention from other issues. If Messi had moved there we would have seen increased attention than it is getting more but they are slowly generating the attention.

well, if the government of saudi arabia is not bringing players like ronaldo then nothing will ever change, saudi arabia players need to be in contact with great players like ronaldo and benzema and so many others to start putting in a lot of effort and with that also become talented players, for hundreds of years it has always been a consensus that people have the ability to learn things by watching other people do them, no one was born skilled, no one was born with talent and the only way for a player to have great talent is to practice a lot with people who have great talents

when the arab league has many famous coaches and famous foreign players it will make saudi arabia players start to take soccer very seriously too, and with that saudi arabia will also have many good players, we can see that in the portuguese leagues, call1 , bundesliga, premier league, la liga that also has many good foreign players, an example of this is deque messi and from argentina, but he played in barcelona, then in PSG. and i need to do what saudi araba is doing to evolve their league

We can refer to, when Ronaldo was brought in by Al Nassr with a very fantastic salary. after that, there are many top european league players who are willing to play in this competition. So the question is, why should Ronaldo be the first one they brought in? IMO, he is the entry point for other players to glance at this competition. after that, newcomers emerged even though it was dominated by players aged 30+. Isn't this logical, if we refer to the Saudi kingdom having drawn up a strategy beforehand. yes, they say in a lot of news, that the Saudi kingdom is working with the PIF company under the auspices of Prince Mohammed bin Salman to advance football in their country.

The question is, is that their only project? I don't think so, if I have to assume and opinion, they are not as we think just to waste money buying players + fantastic salaries. if I continue with what I was thinking, this could lead to geopolitics and from a business perspective "not just for this type of sport" however, football is an ideal and very logical entry point. referring to what you said, I think otherwise. if they are, the Saudi kingdom has prepared everything from the start. just look at this time, not only 4 clubs hunting top European players. in fact, some mediocre clubs are also trying to bring in other players. for example, Al Fateh was interested and made an offer to Alixis Sanchez. meaning, without us knowing it, other clubs are also enlivening this competition. like the initial goal, they want to get a stage in the eyes of the world. other than that, maybe they will start seriously by creating quality academies. thus, we can be sure that in the next 10-20 years this league will be top. minimal, on the Asian mainland.

The last transfer of the clubs are with many stars. There are names like Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United to Al-Nassr, Karim Benzema from Real Madrid to Al-Ittihad, Ruben Neves from Wolverhampton Wanderers to Al-Hilal, Kalidou Koulibaly from Chelsea to Al-Hilal, N’Golo Kante from Chelsea to Al-Ittihad, Edouard Mendy from Chelsea to Al-Ahli, Jota from Celtic Glasgow to Al Ittihad and Marcelo Brozovic from Inter Milan to Al-Nassr. And there are many others to come. I thought there would be some surprising players going to America this year, but the move to Saudi Arabia.

The Saudi Arabian league has become a big league after Ronaldo went there. Then some European stars also move to, of course, it will be an advantage for sponsors to sell their products. Of course being a sponsor is a big advantage, maybe it will be a new place for other sports producers to enter into sponsorship. Currently only Ittihad wears Nike sponsorship. Puma and Adidas already exist while others seem to wear local jerseys.

Some English pundits are worried over the market transfer so far, Saudi Arabia clubs are now a threat to very clubs in Europe, from day one when Ronaldo signed for Al Nassr, I knew the Saudi Arabia government must use him to establish the large, his present made a lot of players to consider the league.

The arrived of Nike as AlNassr skips supplier  is a boost to the league, several investment gonna happen, within this period, and by next season, Europe and Saudi Arabia pro league will be the only countries players would like to play in. The Saudi Arabia pro league has come to stay.

I think in a very similar way, also if we think in the globalization itself , and in the football, football isnt fully globalized in terms of distribution of power, on clubs. All its in Europe and this can start to change with USA, Arabia and also China if they want to retake that way.

About Gerrard, i think its not a good step.

Behind the money spent by club owners to bring in quality players from Europe, of course there is reciprocity, this is clearly a profitable business. In addition to the money generated from sponsorships and broadcasting rights, the club can reap significant benefits from increased ticket sales. The arrival of players who are full of experience from Europe has a positive effect on local players who are there, they can develop their quality by learning directly from classy players who join their clubs. Adverse effects may not affect local players too much, they will be more motivated to show their talents in order to continue playing even as substitutes.
This cycle is not only in the Arab league, in other leagues it is also experiencing the same thing. Maybe the rules of the football association there have regulated the number of non-local players that can be played in a match in order to provide opportunities for local players to play.

Saudi Professional League has 16 clubs that compete every season so I think there's no way all these clubs will bring in players from other countries besides that, so far only 4 clubs are actively bringing European players this means there is still a place in 12 clubs. Another reason club owner is the local government so if indeed local players need more time to playing they can manage it with the coach I'm sure they have anticipated it, except club owners from other countries maybe he will not care about its impact.

By the way, the latest transfer news is that Al-Ittihad succeeded in bringing Jota from Celtic with a transfer fee of €29 million this fee is 2x more expensive than the market value of around €13 million. Based on the Transfermarkt record, this player joined on July 3 with a contract for 3 seasons, now ittihad has brought 3 players Benzema, Kante and Jota.

At the moment, it does not even look like a business from afar - such investments will never pay off. This is politics.
Real business is now (in Europe) starting to suffer like never before - more players are leaving and those who stay are logically demanding higher wages as the market has suddenly become very hot.

But indeed, recruiting outside players must also be considered because if not, then of course many local Saudi players do not get more playing time. If that happens, then of course their national team will experience a decline in performance, of course it will be a regret at the end if it really happens. Also, we cannot equate the Saudi Professional League with the big leagues in Europe. Because after all, even though for example the English Premier League has many foreign players in their squad but in reality, there are also many local English players who play in other big clubs in Europe. The situation and factors seem to be different in Saudi, because there are not many local Suadi players playing in big clubs out there.

This year they decided to take their soccer league seriously. Perhaps they looked at their neighbors from the United Arab Emirates, who literally raised Manchester City and PSG to the skies for Arab money, and decided it was better to invest at home. In general, a logical decision, just no one thought that they would act so aggressively.

In addition to the top players they have already signed Steven Gerrard to Al Ittifaq and I think this is just the beginning because good players like Benzema, Mendy, Kante and other players from European leagues need reputable coaches.
If I were the Saudis, I would hire Ancelotti as a very experienced mentor who can give a lot to players, including young Saudi players who are just learning from European players and coaches.

The rise and fall of Steven Gerrard's managing career has made for intriguing reading, wouldn't you agree? The Rangers went undefeated throughout his time there and went on to win the championship. Nonetheless, his eleven months with Aston Villa were cut tragically short, when he was fired. The arrival of Al Ettifaq to the Saudi league presents a fresh chance.

Even if it's not quite as esteemed as the English Premier League, maybe Gerrard might use it to hone his managing talents after his loss at Aston Villa. I consider this when I read that Gerrard has turned down Al Ettifaq's offer, despite the enticing pay. His choice for European teams may reflect his desire to continue competing at a high level. What type of effect do you think a choice like that would have on his career?