Saudi Professional League 2023/2024

[Jatiluhung]

Karim Benzema is undoubtedly the best finisher so we can expect more from him. But I think Cristiano Ronaldo may not stop until he reaches the milestone of 1000 goals. We know that Cristiano Ronaldo is a fairly old footballer, but he still maintains his fitness quite well and if you look at his body fitness, it seems that he is under 30. In that case, if he wants to play football for a few more years, then he can. Ronaldo may know very well that if he retires from football, he will never touch this record again, so even if it is a little difficult, he may want to touch this milestone.
As a Ronaldo fan, my big wish is that Cristiano Ronaldo touches the milestone of 1000 goals.

Karim Benzema, despite his age, is still able to maintain his quality. Last season, Benzema scored 21 goals and provided 9 assists in 29 matches. However, his record still falls short of Cristiano Ronaldo's. Furthermore, Benzema is more prone to injury, unlike Cristiano Ronaldo, who still appears physically fit and rarely suffers serious injuries, even though we often see him being tackled hard by opponents. Cristiano Ronaldo is over 40 years old, but his physical fitness is that of a player in his 30s. His stamina also appears to be very strong. We often see him playing full-time without being substituted, not only for Al-Nassr but also occasionally for the Portuguese national team. I also hope he can reach 1,000 goals, which is now his goal.

[Ale88]

Don't forget also about the issue that SPL entered the top 5 big leagues because of Cristiano Ronaldo.

I'm sorry but where are you get this info from? Saying that the SPL is among the 5 best leagues in the world makes no sense: the 5 are clearly English Premier League, Spanish La Liga, Italian Serie A, German Bundesliga and French Ligue 1. Then we have leagues from Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium, Brazil, Argentina and many others. Just because Ronaldo and a bunch of old players moved to Saudi Arabia doesn't mean that the league is one of the bests in the world, especially because the majority of these players move to 3-4 teams.

[Republikcoin.com]

I don't think that SPL is among the five top leagues because it's just becoming popular after the signing of Ronaldo. However, Ronaldo can still become the highest goal scorer in SPL, if he works harder, because he has plan's of scoring 1000 goals before he ends his career.

I think that's also achievable if Ronaldo remains determined, as he only needs 60 more goals to reach 1,000 career goals. And although the Saudi Arabian League isn't among the top five leagues, since Ronaldo moved there, several players have moved there, having also played in the top five leagues before. This has given the Saudi Arabian League a bit of a boost in world football. But with Ronaldo gone, I don't know if the Saudi Arabian League will remain popular or if it will simply revert to its previous state.

[Pandorak]

So to bet on the top scorer bet is difficult even though Cristiano Ronaldo's greatness is no doubt even though he is no longer young. Proven by his ability to score goals. But unfortunately, his presence was unable to make Al Nassr the SPL champion.
There are still other names younger than Cristiano Ronaldo who will be players who will compete with Ronaldo in matters of top scorers such as Ivan Toney and Motrovic. This also includes Karim Benzema.

Talking about Cristiano Ronaldo ambition to score 1000 goals before retiring is an extraordinary goal. Given his performance so far, it is possible that this ambition could be realized. On the other hand, Ronaldo is aware that he is no longer young, and he does not have much time left. He is striving to score goal after goal, but competing with younger players is no easy task, as today's young players are developing at a rapid pace. But whether he can achieve it or not, one thing is clear, Ronaldo has already established himself as one of the greatest players of all time. Supporting him until the end of his career is a form of loyalty that deserves appreciation.

[dezoel]

Definitely this growth was a collective efforts because is not handwork of an ordinary person so actually the government play an important role on it in making sure they bring the Saudi Arabian league we are seeing today, with the look of things this might only be the beginning of this league growth because I'm seeing many more massive growth to come for them and this will help the little ones who will be considering soccer as there only career, actually with a good system of football even those who has never thought of playing will reconsider there decisions so actually this is a great change for the league and the country at large.

They are spending way too much money to make this work, and they are doing this to "whitewash" their look towards the world. Remember, this is a kingdom, where the king has the free will, and everyone else must follow whatever he says. Democracy doesn't exist, and because of this the whole world is seeing this to be a complicated issue.

I understand it would not be a simple situation for the western world to accept them as ok. But they are fine with entertainment, so when Saudis to put billions into football, western world would love to watch and follow. This is why Saudis are doing it, because it makes them liked more, and to get liked more, there is no amount of money that is enough, you can do it for any amount of money.

[arabspaceship123]

Benzema's scored many goals in SPL he's helped Al Ittihad with assists but he can't equal Cristiano's record for Al Nassr. They've played together like friends for Real Madrid in Spain now they're playing like opponents in SPL.

Karim Benzema, despite his age, is still able to maintain his quality. Last season, Benzema scored 21 goals and provided 9 assists in 29 matches. However, his record still falls short of Cristiano Ronaldo's. Furthermore, Benzema is more prone to injury, unlike Cristiano Ronaldo, who still appears physically fit and rarely suffers serious injuries, even though we often see him being tackled hard by opponents. Cristiano Ronaldo is over 40 years old, but his physical fitness is that of a player in his 30s. His stamina also appears to be very strong. We often see him playing full-time without being substituted, not only for Al-Nassr but also occasionally for the Portuguese national team. I also hope he can reach 1,000 goals, which is now his goal.

[ITExpert]

His presence has brought attention from fans and attracted more talented players from European leagues. I'm impressed on how Saudi professional league teams are trying to make the league more competitive by signing young talented players from top European teams. Right now, it might be hard to convince these players players to join the Saudi Pro League, even with big offers, because playing in the European teams is a bigger achievement. But in the future, these players might be more willing to join the Saudi Pro League.

The main reason to pay high wages with other incentives is that he is the one whose presence grabs the attention from all over the world. This is the fact that the Saudi pro league has more money and less chances and less opportunities for the career of the players. It is ideal for the players who achieved almost all the milestones and celebrated their time in making a career and now they join just for making money and facilitate their families. They joined for a safe and wealthy future.  But for young players it's not an Ideal place. But yes in future Because the way the Saudi pro league is trying to get the young and talented players from Europe's best teams is very close that this league will turn into the most ideal one from all over the world. And players will feel more comfortable to  join the Saudi pro league.

[Mame89]

Betting on who will be the top scorer of the Saudi Professional League, then it is not an easy bet to predict. If you say Cristiano Ronaldo, then there are other players who will be able to do it. Indeed Ronaldo is like the season that has passed, he is still good, not necessarily the new season that will soon roll out can make Ronaldo enter the top scorer.
What Ronaldo needs to prove in his third season at Al Nassr is the SPL champion.

Don't forget also about the issue that SPL entered the top 5 big leagues because of Cristiano Ronaldo.

I don't think that SPL is among the five top leagues because it's just becoming popular after the signing of Ronaldo. However, Ronaldo can still become the highest goal scorer in SPL, if he works harder, because he has plan's of scoring 1000 goals before he ends his career.

I also don't think that the SPL can be considered in the top five leagues in the world despite the news that passes on the social media homepage that I use, but with the games shown by some teams from the SPL starting to look entertaining and make it difficult for big teams such as the Al Hilal vs Real Madrid match in the FIFA Club World Cup that has passed.

As for the top scorer, I'm not sure if Ronaldo can do it in his fourth season at Al Nassr.
If the 2024/2025 season in the SPL player statistics Cristiano Ronaldo's name is recorded 25 goals, it is not certain that the 2025/2026 season will be able to score above 20 goals.

If I'm not mistaken, it was Ronaldo who said the SPL is a top-five league in the world. So, that news came from Ronaldo's statement. Correct me if I'm wrong. Because he considers this league increasingly competitive, he's made many improvements, most recently, as you mentioned when Al Hilal appeared in the CWC competition, which was able to make things difficult for top European teams.

When Ronaldo was at Real Madrid and Juventus, many said that if he scored 20+ goals this season, it wasn't guaranteed that next season would be, but in reality, he did. It's possible that this will happen again with Al Nassr, especially since they've brought in Jaoa, which will certainly improve Ronaldo's goal-scoring potential thanks to Jaoa's assists. But in my opinion, it's not Ronaldo's goals that are important for Al Nassr right now; they need to win the SPL trophy, because during Ronaldo's time with Al Nassr, they haven't won the SPL.

[Agbe]

His presence has brought attention from fans and attracted more talented players from European leagues. I'm impressed on how Saudi professional league teams are trying to make the league more competitive by signing young talented players from top European teams. Right now, it might be hard to convince these players players to join the Saudi Pro League, even with big offers, because playing in the European teams is a bigger achievement. But in the future, these players might be more willing to join the Saudi Pro League.

The main reason to pay high wages with other incentives is that he is the one whose presence grabs the attention from all over the world. This is the fact that the Saudi pro league has more money and less chances and less opportunities for the career of the players. It is ideal for the players who achieved almost all the milestones and celebrated their time in making a career and now they join just for making money and facilitate their families. They joined for a safe and wealthy future.  But for young players it's not an Ideal place. But yes in future Because the way the Saudi pro league is trying to get the young and talented players from Europe's best teams is very close that this league will turn into the most ideal one from all over the world. And players will feel more comfortable to  join the Saudi pro league.

Yes it's true that one of the things that make players to come to the Saudi league is the money but you should also know that younger players too can come over to the Saudi league and make a career because just like any other league the Saudi league is actually one competitive league that is even better than most leagues that we see in Europe

[Nheer]

I don't think that SPL is among the five top leagues because it's just becoming popular after the signing of Ronaldo. However, Ronaldo can still become the highest goal scorer in SPL, if he works harder, because he has plan's of scoring 1000 goals before he ends his career.

For now I don't think it's among top 5 teams yet but it's not far away though. Their performance since Ronaldo joined has improved massively and how everyone regards them now. We all saw how Al Hilal performed in the Club World Cup it shows the league has improved. Ronaldo impact on the league is great and that why Al Nassr did everything to keep him. Ronaldo can still be the league's top scorer because I don't see any player capable of challenging him in the SPL. He has even scored an hattrick in today's friendly game so it shows he still got it despite the age.

But with Ronaldo gone, I don't know if the Saudi Arabian League will remain popular or if it will simply revert to its previous state.

I think it will still be the same because players will still consider moving there because of the pay rate there and since their rating in the league has improved it shouldn't be difficult for to retain the popularity.

[Ale88]

But with Ronaldo gone, I don't know if the Saudi Arabian League will remain popular or if it will simply revert to its previous state.

I think it will still be the same because players will still consider moving there because of the pay rate there and since their rating in the league has improved it shouldn't be difficult for to retain the popularity.

Players don't care about the rating of the Saudi Arabian League because they are based in Asia, which will never be like Europe, which is the heart of the football world. Every player dreams to play the Champions League, the European Champions League, not Asian, so the only reason they'll go to Saudi Arabia is for the money. And there is nothing wrong with that but please, let's not talk about the rating...

[el kaka22]

Some players do not mind to moving Saudi league, and some do. That's not really a big deal, there is no need to create a political or Islam related stuff out of that. I have seen players who did not want to move to premier league too, or La Liga, or Serie A, etc etc. It means, all leagues have players who may not want to go there, or anyone may dislike any nation, we do not have to make that a big dela.

We should consider that as the most normal thing in the world of football. So just focus on the players who do agree to go there, and then see how great they can become. If they could just try to spend a bit less to convince, they can grow even more for the same amount of money. Right now they are spending way too much on each player.

[SatoPrincess]

Talking more about betting, do you think is gonna be a "safe" or better to say a worth bet to put money on Cristiano Ronaldo being again the top scorer in this league?.

I dont feel super sure about that, because in other years players like Mitrovic steal it, and they have better teams behind them, but now Al Nassr in his third season with cristiano has to do something.

Seeing how well Cristiano Ronaldo has been doing even at age 42 I can say that it is safe to place your bet on him to be the top scorer again in the Saudi Pro league especially now that he has a target to meet. He wants to complete his goal scoring record to 1000 to he will want to score at every given opportunity next season.

[Obari]

Seeing how well Cristiano Ronaldo has been doing even at age 42 I can say that it is safe to place your bet on him to be the top scorer again in the Saudi Pro league especially now that he has a target to meet. He wants to complete his goal scoring record to 1000 to he will want to score at every given opportunity next season.

Ronaldo reaching his milestone of 1000 goals will forever remain a misery in the history of football. He's engaged in more enchancing fitting physique activities to keep himself active, knowing what he needs and will prioritize on achieving them with no stress. Ronaldo is very active much more than the current players if we do the math. He's banging goals as if he's in his early 20s and have been a key part in the developing phase of Al Nassr. With Cristiano Ronaldo around, there's more the club can accomplish, they need to be determined and ready for the big games because winnings is very necessary and important. Ronaldo is different breed, knowing what to do at the appropriate time and will always come out checking the big stage with stellar performance, full concentration.

[HajiBagi]

Don't forget also about the issue that SPL entered the top 5 big leagues because of Cristiano Ronaldo.

I'm sorry but where are you get this info from? Saying that the SPL is among the 5 best leagues in the world makes no sense: the 5 are clearly English Premier League, Spanish La Liga, Italian Serie A, German Bundesliga and French Ligue 1. Then we have leagues from Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium, Brazil, Argentina and many others. Just because Ronaldo and a bunch of old players moved to Saudi Arabia doesn't mean that the league is one of the bests in the world, especially because the majority of these players move to 3-4 teams.

This is part of the argument that i will never get into, I don’t care if Saudi Pro league is among the top leagues, some people says because Ronaldo said it before that is why many people think Saudi Pro League is one of the top leagues, some people find it difficult to understand a word, Ronaldo said it in an interview that he believes one day Saudi Pro League will be one of the top Leagues, we see the performance of Al Hilal in the Club World Cup and how they play against Real Madrid and also how they eliminate Manchester City from the tournament.

Many players from Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and other leagues are going to Saudi doesn’t mean the league has become one of the best leagues, we see many players going to MLS instead of Saudi Arabia and it’s all their choice, we should not be talking about the best leagues because sometimes the clubs we call best got defeated by some teams we don’t expect them to win.

[arabspaceship123]

Cristiano's got ppl talking about SPL we didn't talk about it before he played for Al Nassr. We knew about MLS before Messi went to Inter Miami because Beckham & other players went there. Which league's more exciting MLS or SPL ?

[Ahli38]

Cristiano's got ppl talking about SPL we didn't talk about it before he played for Al Nassr. We knew about MLS before Messi went to Inter Miami because Beckham & other players went there. Which league's more exciting MLS or SPL ?

If I'd asked this question a few years ago, I probably wouldn't have hesitated to answer MLS. But honestly, I think the excitement is almost the same. However, I'm currently talking more about the Saudi Pro League. And after Cristiano Ronaldo arrived at Al-Nassr, I even became quite active following several matches every week while the season was still ongoing. In fact, I'm now more closely following everything about the Saudi Pro League, including their movements in the transfer market and such. So, I think the excitement is almost the same, but for the sheer interest in following, I prefer the SPL at the moment. I think with more and more star European players coming here, the competition is getting fiercer each season. I initially only followed Al-Nassr, but last season I started to like the other teams as well.

[arabspaceship123]

Before Cristiano went to SPL ppl would say MLS is exciting but it's changed. A few years ago ppl outside Arab countries didn't know about SPL today it's famous because Cristiano signed for Al Nassr & ppl talk about SPL more than MLS.

Cristiano's got ppl talking about SPL we didn't talk about it before he played for Al Nassr. We knew about MLS before Messi went to Inter Miami because Beckham & other players went there. Which league's more exciting MLS or SPL ?

If I'd asked this question a few years ago, I probably wouldn't have hesitated to answer MLS. But honestly, I think the excitement is almost the same. However, I'm currently talking more about the Saudi Pro League. And after Cristiano Ronaldo arrived at Al-Nassr, I even became quite active following several matches every week while the season was still ongoing. In fact, I'm now more closely following everything about the Saudi Pro League, including their movements in the transfer market and such. So, I think the excitement is almost the same, but for the sheer interest in following, I prefer the SPL at the moment. I think with more and more star European players coming here, the competition is getting fiercer each season. I initially only followed Al-Nassr, but last season I started to like the other teams as well.

[Arenga pinnata]

As many have said, preseason results aren't a true measure of a team's strength in the real season. However, I observed Al-Nassr's preseason match and found several key points from today's match.

First, Cristiano Ronaldo, even though he's over 40, still showed incredible sharpness, scoring a hat trick in that match.
And second, I saw Joao Felix playing as if he's been with the team for a long time. He's really adapted quickly and understands Al-Nassr's game plan well. He's also able to collaborate very well with all his teammates, especially Cristiano Ronaldo. I think Al-Nassr's attack has really improved compared to last season. And their defense also looks a bit better. Jorge Jesus really seems to be able to fix the problems or weaknesses in this team.

[Roseline492]

Definitely this growth was a collective efforts because is not handwork of an ordinary person so actually the government play an important role on it in making sure they bring the Saudi Arabian league we are seeing today, with the look of things this might only be the beginning of this league growth because I'm seeing many more massive growth to come for them and this will help the little ones who will be considering soccer as there only career, actually with a good system of football even those who has never thought of playing will reconsider there decisions so actually this is a great change for the league and the country at large.

They are spending way too much money to make this work, and they are doing this to "whitewash" their look towards the world. Remember, this is a kingdom, where the king has the free will, and everyone else must follow whatever he says. Democracy doesn't exist, and because of this the whole world is seeing this to be a complicated issue.

Although I'm aware they spent a lot of money in doing all this things but however I can't say they are spending way too much because is there money and we no that this country has a lot of money and even as they are developing this way with all the money that is going inside there sports it doesn't affect there economy so that's to say that we might be thinking otherwise when actually to them is nothing and besides you could actually think about this in what it could impact in there country, they're creating a legacy for there children were they would be known as a football nation.