Saudi Professional League 2023/2024

[KTChampions]

https://dailypost.ng/2025/07/20/no-player-should-be-given-absolute-power-al-sheikh-slams-al-nassr-over-ronaldo/

Ronaldo is known from the early days of his career to have had some level of influence on his clubs and national team. He sometimes influences the players and coaches that the club management hires. This is also the case in Al Nassr. It is believed that he was behind the sacking of coach Stefano Pioli and the replacement with Jorge Jesus. He also used his reputation to influence the sacking of the club's CEO Majed Jamaan Al-Sorour and he also made sure the club replaced him with his close friend Jose Semedo.

Former Saudi Arabian Football Federation Spokesman, Mohammed Al-Sheikh, has frowned at this excess power given to the Portuguese captain. Al-Sheikh appreciates Ronaldo's positive contributions to the SPL but he thinks that his powers should have limits.

I wonder what he's suggesting? Ronaldo is the most influential sportsman in the world and it's an objective reality that he has a lot of influence. No player can be above the club, but no club can be above the League... and Ronaldo's influence is so great that it can be compared to the League. It was he who "legitimized" the transfer to the SPL of players who had not yet retired and were in demand in Europe. Ronaldo remains the SPL's most important asset and you can't fix that just because "it's the right thing to do".

[Fuso.hp]

I am telling my story that I have known about the Saudi League since Cristiano Ronaldo joined a club in the Saudi League. Cristiano Ronaldo has been playing in the Saudi League for maybe two to three years now and I have been following the Saudi League and trying to watch the games of the Saudi League. Maybe there are many more football lovers like me who follow Ronaldo and watch the games of different clubs in the Saudi League. However, in these few years, different clubs in the Saudi League have made a lot of progress, especially Al Hilal, which must be praised. Al Hilal qualified for the Club World Cup, where they defeated Manchester City by a large margin in the second round after passing the first round. Al Hilal's defeat of Manchester City created a lot of excitement in the football world and many people thought that in a few years, Al Hilal might qualify for the Champions League from the Saudi League. Since the different clubs in the Saudi League have enough money, they will definitely take their league to a better level.

After CR7 joined Al Nassr and played in the SPL, fans immediately turned to the league. CR7's presence in Saudi Arabia has not only boosted the club and league's popularity but also made it even more exciting to watch. The SPL has now become a new mecca for Asian football, successfully holding the top spot as the best league in Asia.

Al Hilal is one of the most successful clubs in the Arab League. They have not only achieved numerous achievements but have also developed some of the best talents, including Saud Abdulhamid, who is currently on loan at AS Roma. He is one of Saudi Arabia's finest talents.

Bringing Cristiano Ronaldo was the right decision for the Saudi League, even though the club spends a lot of money every season to retain this player, yet the entire football world has learned about this league because of this one player alone. If no other player had gone to the Saudi League instead of Cristiano Ronaldo, then his transfer would never have been discussed so much and people would not have known so much about this league. Ronaldo has paved the way for the Saudi League and many other big stars have followed that path, including Neymar, Karim Benzema, Sadio Mane and many other big stars. Now these big stars of Europe may be coming to the end of their careers, but in a few years, we will see young footballers choosing the Saudi League as their preferred league.

[Plaguedeath]

I wonder what he's suggesting? Ronaldo is the most influential sportsman in the world and it's an objective reality that he has a lot of influence. No player can be above the club, but no club can be above the League... and Ronaldo's influence is so great that it can be compared to the League. It was he who "legitimized" the transfer to the SPL of players who had not yet retired and were in demand in Europe. Ronaldo remains the SPL's most important asset and you can't fix that just because "it's the right thing to do".

He should know Ronaldo is even bigger than the whole league.

Ronaldo must be have a great influence to the team, I'm sure every of his teammates always agree with his opinion, but he's not someone who want to shine alone, he's already mature and know the best decision.

We can check the penalty taker, Ronaldo wasn't always take it https://www.transfermarkt.com/al-nassr-fc/elfmeterschuetzen/verein/18544/plus/0?saison_id=2024

[Ale88]

Messi's $20M salary at Inter Miami isn't big if he's going to get over $100M playing SPL. If Al Ahli makes an offer it's going to be hard to reject ecause he's going to get mega money. MLS can't give him salary like SPL can.

Messi already rejected a huge offer from Saudi Arabia before joining Miami. The reason was that he and his family wanted to move to the USA, not to Saudi Arabia. If something changes it will be just because they actually want to leave Miami, not because of the money. If money was the only important thing for Messi he would be already playing in Saudi Arabia. Maybe (probably?) he knows that they will always make a good offer, even when he will be 40 years old, so it's possible that he preferred to play before in the MLS, which is physically more intense than the Saudi league, and he could go to Saudi Arabia just before retiring.

[Volgastallion]

The main problem this day with "salaries" is they are not longer "salary" i mean they deal with a lot of other things in the contracts like publicity marketing and other things that we dont know so much about it.

For example in this new extension in the Cristiano Ronaldo contract it was some assets like the shares of the team, plus jets and travels.

[Agbe]

Too much power in a single hands can be abused and am sure that's what is playing out in Al Nassr. Al-Sheikh that's criticizing Ronaldo influence on the affairs of the club is nothing but a talkative that is simply trying to gain attention besides what has he(Al-Sheikh) contributed to the Saudi league. I also want to believe that Ronaldo has not in any way abused his powers as alleged. The Portuguese star is gradually doing whatever he could for the overall best interest of his club and the entire Saudi league. The Saudi league is what it is today because of Ronaldo.  I think Ronaldo has done more good than any players has ever done for the Saudi league. Today the  Saudi league is making a lot of money only because Ronaldo is still playing for Al Nassr. Let's just allow Cristiano Ronaldo to build his team to a greater heights and for the greater good.

Al Nassr management doesn't have a problem. So does Cristiano Ronaldo. So I am surprised with all the comments from others, who have an issue here. The reason why Ronaldo wanted a greater say in club affairs was due to issues in coaching and team management. He had issues with the previous coach, under whose management the team performed well below the expectations. Anyway, Ronaldo is already 40 years old, so at the most he will play for another two years at Al Nassr before retiring.

If the previous coach did not perform well by not getting results it's not in the place of Ronaldo to decide what will happen in the club under a new coach because giving a player such right is not good so whether he leaves the club or not he it's not it's entirely a matter of management to decisions what happens in the team he should play under instructions with any coach that he is playing under

[ITExpert]

Yesterday was not a good day for Al-Ittihad, they played a friendly game in which they lost, but the problem was not only the defeat, it was the fact that they conceded 4 goals and were unable to score at least 1 goal of honor, they only had 5 shots on target, I know the game was friendly, but the good players from Al-Ittihad were in the squad, Benzema was playing.



Even if the argument is used that it was a friendly game and that's why the players didn't try hard, nobody likes to lose, this defeat is not good, but as I'm a fan of Al Nassr I hope they're not in good shape on the day of the game against Al Nassr to lose, it would be a very good victory for Al Nassr, in 3 days Al-Ittihad will play another friendly game, it will be against Fulham who is an opponent that cannot be underestimated

The match was held between Fenerbahce and Al ittihad yesterday. The day was quite sad for the fans of Al-ittihad as the Fenerbahce defeated them in an amazing way. The team Al-ittihad did not make a strong defense against the opponent. The performance of the Al-ittihad was quite suspicious because it was a friendly match. The defeats are embarrassing as they don't make a single score. If the win was not possible for them then i think the defeat should also be made after the fight. Because as the team lost the match at the same time they also raised questions about their dignity. Because the defeat and the way of defeat is very bad. They need to learn about the mistakes they made  yesterday's match which caused them an embarrassment. Because if the same mistake they make again it will be alarming for them.

[silpersurfer]

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Bringing Cristiano Ronaldo was the right decision for the Saudi League, even though the club spends a lot of money every season to retain this player, yet the entire football world has learned about this league because of this one player alone. If no other player had gone to the Saudi League instead of Cristiano Ronaldo, then his transfer would never have been discussed so much and people would not have known so much about this league. Ronaldo has paved the way for the Saudi League and many other big stars have followed that path, including Neymar, Karim Benzema, Sadio Mane and many other big stars. Now these big stars of Europe may be coming to the end of their careers, but in a few years, we will see young footballers choosing the Saudi League as their preferred league.

It's too far-fetched to discuss, and it's unlikely that young footballers would choose the Saudi Arabian League as their league of choice. The Saudi Arabian League isn't as competitive as the top European leagues, and the competition in the Asian Champions League isn't as exciting as the European Champions League. Playing in the top European leagues remains the pinnacle of a footballer's career. Unless their goals in football have changed, and they're no longer focused on career advancement but rather on financial gain, they'll likely choose to play in the Saudi Arabian League, as Saudi clubs offer higher salaries.

Returning to CR7, he's a magnet for football fans all over the world, so wherever he goes, fans follow him. It's understandable, even though he's getting older, that many clubs are still interested in signing him, including one in the MLS.

[Pandu Geddon]

It's too far-fetched to discuss, and it's unlikely that young footballers would choose the Saudi Arabian League as their league of choice. The Saudi Arabian League isn't as competitive as the top European leagues, and the competition in the Asian Champions League isn't as exciting as the European Champions League. Playing in the top European leagues remains the pinnacle of a footballer's career. Unless their goals in football have changed, and they're no longer focused on career advancement but rather on financial gain, they'll likely choose to play in the Saudi Arabian League, as Saudi clubs offer higher salaries.

Returning to CR7, he's a magnet for football fans all over the world, so wherever he goes, fans follow him. It's understandable, even though he's getting older, that many clubs are still interested in signing him, including one in the MLS.

It would indeed be a pity if a young player who has already built a career in Europe suddenly receives a big offer from an Arab club. We must see how Ronaldo achieved his current success. He worked hard for his career in Europe, and he reached the peak of his success. This does not mean that moving to Saudi Arabia is the best choice, but he has his own plans. Young players who can compete must work hard to secure a place in top European league teams in their careers, because we know that the level of competition there is very tight, which will enhance the players' abilities.

[Ale88]

The main problem this day with "salaries" is they are not longer "salary" i mean they deal with a lot of other things in the contracts like publicity marketing and other things that we dont know so much about it.

For example in this new extension in the Cristiano Ronaldo contract it was some assets like the shares of the team, plus jets and travels.

A player like Cristiano Ronaldo is clearly bigger than the whole Al Nassr team, their management and even the owners. He doesn't have the same money as the sheiks but he has the notoriety, many people know Al Nassr because of him, not because of the wealthy owners. This could be a dangerous game for a club because they are becoming hostages of Ronaldo, Ronaldo became the club at this point. In Europe people support the teams, not the players, in Saudi Arabia and other parts of the world is the opposite.

[Merit.s]

https://dailypost.ng/2025/07/20/no-player-should-be-given-absolute-power-al-sheikh-slams-al-nassr-over-ronaldo/

Ronaldo is known from the early days of his career to have had some level of influence on his clubs and national team. He sometimes influences the players and coaches that the club management hires. This is also the case in Al Nassr. It is believed that he was behind the sacking of coach Stefano Pioli and the replacement with Jorge Jesus. He also used his reputation to influence the sacking of the club's CEO Majed Jamaan Al-Sorour and he also made sure the club replaced him with his close friend Jose Semedo.

Former Saudi Arabian Football Federation Spokesman, Mohammed Al-Sheikh, has frowned at this excess power given to the Portuguese captain. Al-Sheikh appreciates Ronaldo's positive contributions to the SPL but he thinks that his powers should have limits.

I wonder what he's suggesting? Ronaldo is the most influential sportsman in the world and it's an objective reality that he has a lot of influence. No player can be above the club, but no club can be above the League... and Ronaldo's influence is so great that it can be compared to the League. It was he who "legitimized" the transfer to the SPL of players who had not yet retired and were in demand in Europe. Ronaldo remains the SPL's most important asset and you can't fix that just because "it's the right thing to do".

Ronaldo is not just a player in Al Nassr but has a share with them. His contributions towards the growth of the club is very important to the management as they see him as a good advicer to them. Ronaldo made SPL famous and is a legend. He is a good leader and has great influence in football.

[LUCKMCFLY]

one thing that teams from Asia  will do is to continue to invest by bringing in quality players to the teams and league so as to increase the quality of play of the league can boost if teams from the the  Saudi Arabia league can continue to buy top quality players as this will have a positive impact on the players

And that's the smartest move they can make , if they do something like that I congratulate them because they bring in more players with different styles of play and that makes the Saudi players play better because they learn, so it's not bad at all, and as they have enough money they can do it.

[Gallar]

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After suffering a defeat in the previous friendly against Como, Al Ahli will return tomorrow to play another friendly against Scottish team Celtic. I think with the results of the defeat that befell Al Ahli when dealing with Como, most likely when they face Celtic the possibility of Al Ahli losing will be even greater. Because Celtic is a very great team in the Scottish league, because in the previous season Celtic managed to become champions in the domestic league. So with this, I think Celtic has a very big chance of winning in tomorrow's match. So what do you think about the predictions in this match.

[Fuso.hp]

Ronaldo is not just a player in Al Nassr but has a share with them. His contributions towards the growth of the club is very important to the management as they see him as a good advicer to them. Ronaldo made SPL famous and is a legend. He is a good leader and has great influence in football.

I never thought that a player like Ronaldo would play for a club in the Saudi League, not only me, but maybe the clubs in the Saudi League didn't think so, but it was possible because of money. Ronaldo is undoubtedly a great footballer, and the idol of the maximum footballer is Cristiano Ronaldo, so having Ronaldo in a team means having a good advisor. As far as is known, it is known that Cristiano Ronaldo will be in the Saudi League until 2026. When Cristiano Ronaldo leaves the Saudi League, will he retire from football or go to another club? This is still a matter of thought. However, I think that since he is now an old enough footballer, maybe he can end his football career by playing for his team in the 2026 World Cup and playing his last match for his current club, this is just my personal opinion.

[Hvdv]

Ronaldo is not just a player in Al Nassr but has a share with them. His contributions towards the growth of the club is very important to the management as they see him as a good advicer to them. Ronaldo made SPL famous and is a legend. He is a good leader and has great influence in football.

I never thought that a player like Ronaldo would play for a club in the Saudi League, not only me, but maybe the clubs in the Saudi League didn't think so, but it was possible because of money. Ronaldo is undoubtedly a great footballer, and the idol of the maximum footballer is Cristiano Ronaldo, so having Ronaldo in a team means having a good advisor. As far as is known, it is known that Cristiano Ronaldo will be in the Saudi League until 2026. When Cristiano Ronaldo leaves the Saudi League, will he retire from football or go to another club? This is still a matter of thought. However, I think that since he is now an old enough footballer, maybe he can end his football career by playing for his team in the 2026 World Cup and playing his last match for his current club, this is just my personal opinion.

I've been thinking for a long time that Cristiano Ronaldo will retire from football after scoring 1,000 goals. He'll likely retire after scoring 1,000. Messi is following him, and Messi's final years weren't as productive as Ronaldo's. Ronaldo was more productive in his later years. Cristiano Ronaldo went to Saudi Arabia and made it a center of attraction. If the league's quality has improved now, they owe it to him.

[Muba20]

Ronaldo is not just a player in Al Nassr but has a share with them. His contributions towards the growth of the club is very important to the management as they see him as a good advicer to them. Ronaldo made SPL famous and is a legend. He is a good leader and has great influence in football.

I never thought that a player like Ronaldo would play for a club in the Saudi League, not only me, but maybe the clubs in the Saudi League didn't think so, but it was possible because of money. Ronaldo is undoubtedly a great footballer, and the idol of the maximum footballer is Cristiano Ronaldo, so having Ronaldo in a team means having a good advisor. As far as is known, it is known that Cristiano Ronaldo will be in the Saudi League until 2026. When Cristiano Ronaldo leaves the Saudi League, will he retire from football or go to another club? This is still a matter of thought. However, I think that since he is now an old enough footballer, maybe he can end his football career by playing for his team in the 2026 World Cup and playing his last match for his current club, this is just my personal opinion.

When I first saw Ronaldo in the Saudi league, I was surprised how such a big player would leave European clubs and play in the Saudi league. But definitely, money was a big reason for playing in Saudi. Ronaldo will probably spend the last part of his football career in Saudi Arabia. However, Ronaldo's role seems to be the most important for the way the Saudi league has risen to the world stage and all the credit goes to this legendary player. If Ronaldo had not come, then maybe many people would not have expressed interest. If he is not in the team, being in the league is a positive aspect. Perhaps he wants to end his career by participating in the 2026 World Cup with Portugal national team.

[bitgolden]

even though this is a friendly match, but still if you lose it will slightly lower the dignity of the losing team. In addition, I personally also did not expect that Al Ittihad could lose with that much score, even though as we know Al Ittihad is a great team and they are champions in the Saudi Arabian league in the season that has just ended. So with this, Al Ittihad should not lose with this much score. Because of course it is quite embarrassing for a team of their class.

In addition, what made me quite surprised in this match, namely Duran managed to score 2 goals for Fenerbahce. I think Fenerbahce is not in vain borrowing Duran from Al Nasr, because like him he will be an important player there. And in my personal opinion, if for example Duran can continue to be consistent with his great performance, he could be permanent by Fenerbahce. So with this Al Nasr must be prepared to lose Duran.

Al Ittihad, the winner of the league, probably just didn't care because it was a friendly, and when it's friendly you do not care. And with comparison, Fenerbahce has a "win or go home" game next week for UCL, and that means they need to be more ready. Al Ittihad could see this as a friendly to gain some match shape, like fitness and condition.

But Fenerbahce didn't look at it that way, they looked at it in a way where you could gain some way and they could do better so they can be ready for next week, they had to win, they had to play their best, they had to put 100% effort, so they can see how ready they are for next week. That difference in mindset and approach to this game, made the gap between the teams. Obviously there is also the fact that Fenerbahce is normally a better team too, Saudi league isn't as good as people think.

[Sithara007]

Al Ittihad, the winner of the league, probably just didn't care because it was a friendly, and when it's friendly you do not care. And with comparison, Fenerbahce has a "win or go home" game next week for UCL, and that means they need to be more ready. Al Ittihad could see this as a friendly to gain some match shape, like fitness and condition.

But Fenerbahce didn't look at it that way, they looked at it in a way where you could gain some way and they could do better so they can be ready for next week, they had to win, they had to play their best, they had to put 100% effort, so they can see how ready they are for next week. That difference in mindset and approach to this game, made the gap between the teams. Obviously there is also the fact that Fenerbahce is normally a better team too, Saudi league isn't as good as people think.

No one actually expected Al Ittihad to go down by such a heavy margin, that too against a Turkish club like Fenerbahçe. But then, this was a one-off match and otherwise they are in great form. The advantage with Al Ittihad, when compared to the other top clubs such as Al Nassr and Al Hilal in the Saudi Professional League is that they have a well balanced lineup. Karim Benzema and   Moussa Diaby take care of the attack,    Houssem Aouar and N'Golo Kanté are good in midfield and then they have Saad Al-Mousa, Danilo Pereira and    Mario Mitaj as the defenders. Also, don't forget Predrag Rajković as the goalkeeper.

[Popkon6]

Ronaldo is not just a player in Al Nassr but has a share with them. His contributions towards the growth of the club is very important to the management as they see him as a good advicer to them. Ronaldo made SPL famous and is a legend. He is a good leader and has great influence in football.

I never thought that a player like Ronaldo would play for a club in the Saudi League, not only me, but maybe the clubs in the Saudi League didn't think so, but it was possible because of money. Ronaldo is undoubtedly a great footballer, and the idol of the maximum footballer is Cristiano Ronaldo, so having Ronaldo in a team means having a good advisor. As far as is known, it is known that Cristiano Ronaldo will be in the Saudi League until 2026. When Cristiano Ronaldo leaves the Saudi League, will he retire from football or go to another club? This is still a matter of thought. However, I think that since he is now an old enough footballer, maybe he can end his football career by playing for his team in the 2026 World Cup and playing his last match for his current club, this is just my personal opinion.

Cristiano Ronaldo may play for his country in this World Cup but I have never seen another player as old as him. The speed that Cristiano Ronaldo has and the style of play and scoring goals are completely different from other players. The way he is still playing football is like a young man but he can play like this for a long time but due to the age barrier he may retire after the next World Cup.
However, the most likely thing is to serve as a coach for the Saudi League, if he serves as a coach for the Al Nassr team then Al Nassr will definitely get another reasonable and experienced coach.

[Oluwa-btc]

Ronaldo is not just a player in Al Nassr but has a share with them. His contributions towards the growth of the club is very important to the management as they see him as a good advicer to them. Ronaldo made SPL famous and is a legend. He is a good leader and has great influence in football.

I don't take people who bash and criticise Cristiano Ronaldo, not during his active football days and not even at the moment. He's been thr biggest link that brought about all these awareness and movement to Saudi Arabia. Finally, with that said, he is back from holidays and has returned back to training sections ahead of the pre-season and also the league games. Injury free and staying fit is all I want to see ahead of the world cup.