The Saudi Pro League

[Nicky91]

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[Swan]

This will fail just like the Chinese project did.

[Nicky91]

Jorge Jesus is a fab choice at top team Al-Hilal, who basically also had a huge winning streak over at Benfica


Cosmin Contra i liked too in his own playing career days, he was a excellent right back


Slaven Bilic also quite a notable name, former croatia national team manager

[Crimson Dynamo]

Im supporting Ucancallme-Al

[Nicky91]

This will fail just like the Chinese project did.

No, i don't think they'll fail

Saudi's compared to China are more experienced in this sport than the chinese with all honesty

for AFC standards, they are very much considered a powerhouse, in terms of their own national team

Mohammed Al-Deayea (173 caps)

Sami Al-Jaber (156 caps, 46 goals)

Majed Abdullah (116 caps, 72 goals)



3 times winners of Asian Cup, 3 times runners up

2 times winners of FIFA Arab Cup, 1 time runner up, 1 time third place

3 times winners of Gulf Cup, 8 times third place, 7 times runner up


FIFA World Cup Appearances at: 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018, 2022
(failed to qualify): 2010, 2014 * (since making their debut)


1 time Confederations Cup runner up (1992)

[Nicky91]

i think contenders for the title are Al-Nassr (surely because of CR7) Al-Ittihad (if not bc Benzema, i mean N'Golo Kante still a worldclass top midfielder, and Marcelo Grohe still a trustworthy goalie) Al-Hilal (i mean they are their no.1 top team after all) Al-Ahli (with goalie Mendy, top goalscoring power in Firmino, Boudebouz whom i also know)

[Nicky91]

Al-Raed has found their new manager in the croatian Igor Jovicevic

the former Shakhtar Donetsk, Dinamo Zagreb, Karpaty Lviv boss

https://www.sportcom.hr/media/k2/items/cache/d8b15ff8ee823a866451abfcdbe32670_L.jpg?t=20200704_ 211053

https://twitter.com/ZoryaLondonsk/status/1678113772102197248

[MTVN]

It would be cool if a UK broadcaster picked up the rights

[Zizu]

It would be cool if a UK broadcaster picked up the rights


… and charge us …


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[Nicky91]

i'm thinking of trying this Saudi league on FIFA 23 once it arrives for me :think:


yes i bought it today, for PS4, wasn't expensive at all anymore, only 27 euros now, when it was like 80 euros and then 56 euros at first

:D

[James]

Who's who guide to the Saudi Pro League - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66132139

[Swan]

It would be cool if a UK broadcaster picked up the rights

I think Sky used to show the Chinese League for free on their Youtube channel. It depends if they take the "moral" high ground though and not want to cover it. Same as BBC etc who all claim to be about women's rights and LGBT friendly.

I don't think the Saudi's will charge much, if anything for the rights, they'll just want their product out there. It's just finding a channel or organisation who wont mind showing Saudi sports.

[Nicky91]

this seasons promoted teams are

Al-Ahli, returning after one year absence and set to play in their 47th season on highest level

Al-Okhdood will make their debut on highest level, 37th side to participated in the highest level to date since its inception

Al-Riyadh make their return after getting relegated in the 2004-05 season, will play their 24th season on highest level

Al-Hazem make their return after one year absence, will play their 10th season on highest level

[Zizu]

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[Nicky91]

yes, going to be one great super league this upcoming season of theirs


those who signed with Al-Hilal especially are in for a treat, their saudi players already have been very good for many generations now, i mean so many league titles already won

[Nicky91]

who's your fave Saudi team????

https://twitter.com/433/status/1691770973291163710

mine was and still is Al-Hilal, even before the arrival of all those stars

[Nicky91]

Neymar, CR7, Benzema, Milinkovic-Savic, Koulibaly, Mendy, Mane, Misidjan, Kessié, Banega, Lisandro Lopez, Brozovic, Alex Telles, Zelarayan

in one competition an absolute joy :dazzler:

[Zizu]

Not one top rated player yet …who isn’t in decline ..


Benzema and Mahrez are the two standouts thus far imho


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[Zizu]

yes, going to be one great super league this upcoming season of theirs


those who signed with Al-Hilal especially are in for a treat, their saudi players already have been very good for many generations now, i mean so many league titles already won


There is not one player I’d particularly want to see so I’ve no idea how it’s gonna make money ..

I read somewhere they’ve gonna fund the losses for two years and then anything can happen ..


Average attendances of around 10,000 !!


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nicky has done a strop and deleted his original posts across the forum

[Crimson Dynamo]

Nice new Racist title Nicky

:umm2:

[Nicky91]

Nice new Racist title Nicky

:umm2:

fixed


corrupt saudi's ruining football

[Zizu]

Thankfully it will only last for two seasons at best. .. then they stop subsidising ..


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[Nicky91]

their transfer market has closed too now


and wow so many big names came to the saudi's

Al-Hilal:

Neymar
Sergej Milinkovic-Savic
Kalidou Koulibaly
Ruben Neves
Yassine Bounou


Al-Nassr:

Sadio Mane
Marcelo Brozovic
Cristiano Ronaldo
Alex Telles
Aymeric Laporte


Al-Ittihad:

Karim Benzema
N'Golo Kanté
Jota
Marcelo Grohe


Al-Ettifaq:

Jordan Henderson
Georginio Wijnaldum
Robin Quaison
Moussa Dembele
Jack Hendry
Demarai Gray


Al-Ahli:

Edouard Mendy
Roberto Firmino
Riyad Mahrez
Allan Saint-Maximin
Franck Kessie


Al-Tai

Virgil Misidjan



Al-Fayta

Vladimir Stojkovic
Victor Ruiz
Milan Pavkov
Gojko Cimirot


Al-Fateh

Jason Denayer
Cristian Tello
Jacob Rinne
Lucas Zelarayan

Al-Khaleej

Lisandro Lopez
Khaled Narey
Fabio Martins
Pedro Rebocho

[Zizu]

All fairly predictable though

All at the end of their career or in decline or where bench players at their club ..

Henderson was apparently told that he wouldn’t be starting many games ..

Only really Mahrez stands out as a fabulous current player and even he is 32 years old


Anyways a representative has apparently said today that all the big name spending is over now and all the money will go into development of the infrastructure


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[Nicky91]

All fairly predictable though

All at the end of their career or in decline or where bench players at their club ..

Henderson was apparently told that he wouldn’t be starting many games ..

Only really Mahrez stands out as a fabulous current player and even he is 32 years old


Anyways a representative has apparently said today that all the big name spending is over now and all the money will go into development of the infrastructure


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N'Golo Kante, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic are still worldclass midfielders though

so deffo good signings for their league


but yeah as for the rest i agree

[Zizu]

N'Golo Kante, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic are still worldclass midfielders though

so deffo good signings for their league


but yeah as for the rest i agree


Kante has been injured for the last few years though


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