Saudi Professional League 2023/2024

[Rabata]

I agree that nothing can compete with the European Leagues but the Saudi League is different from other leagues like China and America.
Saudi has a pretty good football federation so there is still a big possibility that the Saudi League will develop in the future.
Even though they are not yet able to compete and surpass the European Leagues, at least the Saudi League is increasingly known and liked by football fans.

The Asian and European castes are different in football and Europe has dominated football for a longer time, so it will be very difficult for the SPL to compete with them because this is a different regional zone.
The Saudi club have a lot of money and that's what makes their football so alive players will be attracted here because of the tempting offers, it won't be surprising to me that some other young players will be here in the future as the SPL competition is getting tougher in their league and also players are getting paid tall.

And the Arab League has actually succeeded in attracting the attention of the world of world football after successfully bringing in Cristiano Ronaldo by Al-Nassr last season. And this season another big name from the world of football has also returned to the SPL. He is another legend from Real Madrid, namely Benzema. and of course in the future maybe the SPL will be in the spotlight more and maybe it will be able to compete more with European football competitions. Sometimes financial strength can change things so quickly. But even so, it's still from the European League that has always produced more star players since long ago. but nowadays many Asian players are also starting to take part in European clubs. and that means Asian football will see improvements in the future, including from the Arab League, of course.

The efficiency that Saudi football has shown in a short span of time is nothing less. Football is basically a European game but it was not a concern of countries like Saudi Arabia a few days ago. Their journey has just begun and they are now quite popular in the football world. After all SPL is a small league at the moment but in the next few years it can be known as a bigger football league than top European leagues. Saudi Arabia attaches great importance to football. If they maintain this importance then it is not impossible to reach the number one position in football in the future because they have great financial support.

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[BRINIRHA]

I agree that nothing can compete with the European Leagues but the Saudi League is different from other leagues like China and America.
Saudi has a pretty good football federation so there is still a big possibility that the Saudi League will develop in the future.
Even though they are not yet able to compete and surpass the European Leagues, at least the Saudi League is increasingly known and liked by football fans.

The Asian and European castes are different in football and Europe has dominated football for a longer time, so it will be very difficult for the SPL to compete with them because this is a different regional zone.
The Saudi club have a lot of money and that's what makes their football so alive players will be attracted here because of the tempting offers, it won't be surprising to me that some other young players will be here in the future as the SPL competition is getting tougher in their league and also players are getting paid tall.

And the Arab League has actually succeeded in attracting the attention of the world of world football after successfully bringing in Cristiano Ronaldo by Al-Nassr last season. And this season another big name from the world of football has also returned to the SPL. He is another legend from Real Madrid, namely Benzema. and of course in the future maybe the SPL will be in the spotlight more and maybe it will be able to compete more with European football competitions. Sometimes financial strength can change things so quickly. But even so, it's still from the European League that has always produced more star players since long ago. but nowadays many Asian players are also starting to take part in European clubs. and that means Asian football will see improvements in the future, including from the Arab League, of course.

The efficiency that Saudi football has shown in a short span of time is nothing less. Football is basically a European game but it was not a concern of countries like Saudi Arabia a few days ago. Their journey has just begun and they are now quite popular in the football world. After all SPL is a small league at the moment but in the next few years it can be known as a bigger football league than top European leagues. Saudi Arabia attaches great importance to football. If they maintain this importance then it is not impossible to reach the number one position in football in the future because they have great financial support.

Correct. And it seems that the enthusiasm for football in the Arab plains is increasingly showing a fairly high spike. So it's not surprising that one day the Arab leagues will become increasingly known, one of which is the SPL. And actually at this time we ourselves have realized that some clubs in Europe today are even owned by people from Arabs. mainly from qatar and saudi arabia. So do not be surprised if one day other clubs in England and in other leagues will be acquired by Arab businessmen who are indeed very rich. even now Man United is in the process of negotiating to buy its shares by Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad bin Jassim. and the latest news even mentions that the buying process has taken place, just waiting for the official opening.

[makishart]

I think they can bring as many star players to their league as they want, but it will not be of interest to most people, it will only be talked about and forgotten for 1-2 days.
Their league has no value and I don't think it will.

European leagues will always become the major league that paid a lot of attentions from football fans. Arabian league was just trying to blow up its name by bought so many great names that have very big popularity and it works now.
You can't even deny the fact that even if arabian investors were starting to acquire more and more EPL clubs. People knew it so well. People were still putting a lot of attentions to the ronaldo even though he has been playing for nassr for a half of season.

We will never see the quality of football in Europe there.
America and China did the same thing, but I don't think much has changed.

There's no need to become as good as european league. SPL wants only to increase its engagement with all of footballers fans in the world. This will help SPL to get more considerations from all of major investors in the football too.
American and chinese investors are not as crazy as arabian investors. As you can see that even MU will be acquired by qatari investors as well.

[Lordhermes]

most people are still keeping deaf ear to Ronaldo statement, that in five years the Saudi Arabia Pro league would be fifth in the world it's not up to a year and the Saudi Arabia clubs are in competition in the transfer market with European top clubs. this is an evidence that, Ronaldo dream will actually come to past.
Today, top players in the world are considering the Saudi Arabai Pro league than some elite clubs in Europe. Benzema and  Kante has joined Ronaldo, by deadline of the Transfer windom, i foresee so many top players in the league, it's possible with the transfer news am seeing. its high time we pay more attention to this evolution in Saudi Arabia Pro league.

[fullhdpixel]

The efficiency that Saudi football has shown in a short span of time is nothing less. Football is basically a European game but it was not a concern of countries like Saudi Arabia a few days ago. Their journey has just begun and they are now quite popular in the football world. After all SPL is a small league at the moment but in the next few years it can be known as a bigger football league than top European leagues. Saudi Arabia attaches great importance to football. If they maintain this importance then it is not impossible to reach the number one position in football in the future because they have great financial support.

Yeah I agree, soccer is basically European game because for them Latin Americans are much superior and have much better success rate with their natural way of play and technique as well even due to big success of UEFA Europeans are having good system and management is also amazing but still many Latinos are doing amazing things which are helping this soccer world.

Right now, Asian countries are trying their best but due to many domestic issues and other related things are not allowing them to have success like we have in other areas of the world but still Gulf Region can do much better with their influence and financial approach because they are in this business for the long time and now understand how they can bring positive image of their region and game with their own way hopefully things could be good for them in long run as well for the success of Saudi League and few other leagues in this region.

[shinratensei_]

The aim of the Saudis will not be to make the league the most competitive, they need the attention from people I think as a country and football is a way for them to achieve it, that is why they are going after old players who they know people already like. It will be difficult for any league to match the competition in the english premier league, even other leagues that have known players has not been on the same competition level with the premier league, so this cannot be the goal of Saudia Arabia. Saudi Arabia have plans to host the world cup sometime in the future like Qatar did, they are doing all this to make their bid easier later.

Back to the main target from saudi to host 2030 world cup. That's why saudi was going so crazy in bringing so many great players to the club. it's caused by these players will help saudi to convince FIFA to give saudi a trust to be a host for 2030 world cup. I think that it's not a problem while at the same time saudi was increasing the popularity from its league as well. I hope that will come true.
It will be really hurt if saudi will not become a host for 2030 world cup. It's caused by billions of money already spent for that but i don't think saudi will care so much about that caused by that oil's money.

[Webetcoins]

I think they can bring as many star players to their league as they want, but it will not be of interest to most people, it will only be talked about and forgotten for 1-2 days.
Their league has no value and I don't think it will.
We will never see the quality of football in Europe there.
America and China did the same thing, but I don't think much has changed.

There is no other league that is as competitive as the European league. Saudi Arabia is doing everything they can, but the sooner they accept that they will never be able to compete with Europe in football, the better. Signing players over is never an option to increase their league; rather, it will become popular based on the great names that play there; after all, the players who migrate to the Saudi pro league are basically the ones who have no energy left for the tough bouts in Europe. Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo are old, and despite their top-level performances, they only want to play football and retire with gigantic wages.

I believe there is no comparison between leagues due to geographical situation but still South American leagues are also doing amazing stuff with recently we have good improvement in African leagues as well but here in Asia it's looking difficult but still many things are possible like we have good improvement in few countries like Korea, Japan and China after this recently we have huge investments in Qatar and now in Saudi League which mean we are going to have good quality with improved performance and Qatar World cup have many surprises for the world.

Now Saudi is also looking for this path and with their available sources and huge investments most chances they could be good even not like Europeans but still many star players will be happy to join here and have good salaries and quality soccer with still it needs nearly 10 to 15 years for the best results.

[SamReomo]

Well ... al-nassr always become the title contender and cristiano arrival indeed to boost that chance which it's failed now , despite it's not a total failure as cristiano has bring al-nassr popularity into a new level! Next season where he will play and help the club since the beginning of the season might be a higher chance for al nassr to get back the saudi pro league title back since the last time they winning it in 2018-2019.

Al-ittihad knew the situation and make a faster move by bring benzema and kante at once! Crazy oil money overthere.

Yes, as a team that is the ruler of the Saudi Pro League, Al-Ittihad feels threatened by Ronaldo at Al-Nassr. Signing Benzema and Ngolo Kante was the right move. With their arrival, of course Al-Ittihad strength is getting better. For Al-Nassr, they must be able to bring in quality players who can support Ronaldo movements on the field so they can win the title next season. There is no news that Al-Nassr wants to bring in another European star player, if they still have enough money, I think they can add 1-2 other European star players.

The Al-Nassr have Cristiano Ronaldo and he is better than many players combined because we all know that he's truly skilled and he can change the shape of the match with his skill set. I'm also hoping that Al-Nassr is soon going to hire some more European players in their team, but they will have to increase their current budget in order to do that. The Saudi Pro League teams are ready to spends millions in order to make a name in the world of Football.

On the other hand, Al-Ittihad has added Benzema and Ngolo Kante to have their share in the league. Both of those players are skilled and can play very well against other players and even they can play against Ronaldo and could give him hard time in matches. Other than Ronaldo the Al-Nassr team also has some good players like "Talisca" who is a great companion to Ronaldo in the matches and I'm pretty sure that they will soon get some more good players on their side.

[Joca97]

most people are still keeping deaf ear to Ronaldo statement, that in five years the Saudi Arabia Pro league would be fifth in the world it's not up to a year and the Saudi Arabia clubs are in competition in the transfer market with European top clubs. this is an evidence that, Ronaldo dream will actually come to past.
Today, top players in the world are considering the Saudi Arabai Pro league than some elite clubs in Europe. Benzema and  Kante has joined Ronaldo, by deadline of the Transfer windom, i foresee so many top players in the league, it's possible with the transfer news am seeing. its high time we pay more attention to this evolution in Saudi Arabia Pro league.

Well this league for me is for veterans. All of the people that want to retire go here to earn a few extra bucks because they give the most. But no young player wants to come here to progress in football because the league dosent have quality but i wouldnt be shocked if they paid uefa to join the european championships. But still if they continue like this it will be in the top 10 leagues

[slapper]

@zuzie their intent is very clear that they want to make SPL even bigger then the Premier League and the La Liga hence I believe that they’ll keep acquiring young and old stars from these two leagues primarily. Furthermore Messi isn’t coming but I won’t be surprised if several young star’s ditch their clubs and move to SPL because they can always return back in a year or two but they won’t get this kind of money elsewhere.

No, no league can compete with the leagues in Europe so if the goal is to compete clearly it is wrong they want to attract attention with a mission
SPL isn't the first to do this previously there were leagues in China and America doing the same thing and we know what happened is only temporary
In addition, young players who leave the European leagues will no longer get a place there we already have many examples.

While the appeal of non-European leagues like the Saudi Professional League is understandable, given the likes of Ronaldo still grace their fields, their allure may prove fleeting. As we've seen with the Chinese and American leagues, such phenomena are often transient, and once star players depart, the leagues might lose their charm. The competitiveness and dynamism of European leagues remain unrivaled and continue to attract top talent. Indeed, players leaving European leagues for less competitive ones often find it challenging to return, given the vast talent pool vying for limited spots. Thus, the growth of other leagues should not be overestimated, and their sustainability and long-term success remain to be seen

[hahay]

most people are still keeping deaf ear to Ronaldo statement, that in five years the Saudi Arabia Pro league would be fifth in the world it's not up to a year and the Saudi Arabia clubs are in competition in the transfer market with European top clubs. this is an evidence that, Ronaldo dream will actually come to past.
Today, top players in the world are considering the Saudi Arabai Pro league than some elite clubs in Europe. Benzema and  Kante has joined Ronaldo, by deadline of the Transfer windom, i foresee so many top players in the league, it's possible with the transfer news am seeing. its high time we pay more attention to this evolution in Saudi Arabia Pro league.

Well this league for me is for veterans. All of the people that want to retire go here to earn a few extra bucks because they give the most. But no young player wants to come here to progress in football because the league dosent have quality but i wouldnt be shocked if they paid uefa to join the european championships. But still if they continue like this it will be in the top 10 leagues

Yes, that's right, at least only the players who may be retiring soon and they will be willing to play here for extra money. Because after all, if the Saudi Professional League becomes more popular then of course there are many young players who are willing to also play here like for example Mbappe, maybe. But yes, as we know, young players will certainly pursue their dreams of playing in Europe. What's more, nowadays there are many European teams owned by wealthy rulers from the Middle East, so they or young players will certainly prefer to play in prestigious competitions in Europe.

[Zlantann]

Well this league for me is for veterans. All of the people that want to retire go here to earn a few extra bucks because they give the most. But no young player wants to come here to progress in football because the league dosent have quality but i wouldnt be shocked if they paid uefa to join the european championships. But still if they continue like this it will be in the top 10 leagues

Yes, that's right, at least only the players who may be retiring soon and they will be willing to play here for extra money. Because after all, if the Saudi Professional League becomes more popular then of course there are many young players who are willing to also play here like for example Mbappe, maybe. But yes, as we know, young players will certainly pursue their dreams of playing in Europe. What's more, nowadays there are many European teams owned by wealthy rulers from the Middle East, so they or young players will certainly prefer to play in prestigious competitions in Europe.

The league can attract young players from leagues in developing nations. Some African and South American young players would find the Saudi Arabia league profitable because of the pay. An average player in Saudi Pro League earns more than some top players in some leagues. But the league can attract quality young players because they have big dreams and aspirations to win trophies in Europe. It is amazing to see that many of these veterans are not considering the US Super League like before. It was common to see players moving to the US soccer league before. But it seems the focus now is on the Saudi league. The move of Messi to the Major League might lure more players to the US. Some of these Saudi Billionaires may start running a network of clubs in Europe and the Middle East where players would be easily transferred from one club to another with less restriction.

[rahmad2nd]

Back to the main target from saudi to host 2030 world cup. That's why saudi was going so crazy in bringing so many great players to the club. it's caused by these players will help saudi to convince FIFA to give saudi a trust to be a host for 2030 world cup. I think that it's not a problem while at the same time saudi was increasing the popularity from its league as well. I hope that will come true.
It will be really hurt if saudi will not become a host for 2030 world cup. It's caused by billions of money already spent for that but i don't think saudi will care so much about that caused by that oil's money.

Other than that, none other than their goal to attract all the eyes of the world to Saudi Arabia. and in fact, they managed to do it even though it cost a very large fund. maybe, for the prince acquiring four saudi arabia league teams is not a difficult thing for him. that is why, the clubs owned by prince Mohammed bin Salman do not hesitate to bring in stars with very fantastic salaries.
Al Nassr has brought in CR7, Al Hilal has brought in Karim Benzema, there are only two clubs that have yet to find their choice even though they have proposed to several other stars such as Messi. however, none of the players have confirmed that they are willing to play for Al Hilal or Al Ahli. not to forget, Al Shabab will also enliven to bring in stars so that the club can still compete in this competition.

I'm pretty sure, what Suadi is doing is not solely to host the 2030 world cup. But it seems they have a lot of other agendas besides just promoting Saudi. however, I am not really interested in discussing it from a political or cultural perspective. yes, just like what Qatar did before. because, maybe what I say does not refer to what really is.

[Renampun]

Yes, that's right, at least only the players who may be retiring soon and they will be willing to play here for extra money. Because after all, if the Saudi Professional League becomes more popular then of course there are many young players who are willing to also play here like for example Mbappe, maybe. But yes, as we know, young players will certainly pursue their dreams of playing in Europe. What's more, nowadays there are many European teams owned by wealthy rulers from the Middle East, so they or young players will certainly prefer to play in prestigious competitions in Europe.

The league can attract young players from leagues in developing nations. Some African and South American young players would find the Saudi Arabia league profitable because of the pay. An average player in Saudi Pro League earns more than some top players in some leagues. But the league can attract quality young players because they have big dreams and aspirations to win trophies in Europe. It is amazing to see that many of these veterans are not considering the US Super League like before. It was common to see players moving to the US soccer league before. But it seems the focus now is on the Saudi league. The move of Messi to the Major League might lure more players to the US. Some of these Saudi Billionaires may start running a network of clubs in Europe and the Middle East where players would be easily transferred from one club to another with less restriction.

The clubs in the SPL are quite smart because they don't want to recruit young players, they only choose old stars who have extraordinary services even though they have to spend enormous amounts of money, of course for their dreams and targets to be fully achieved in the future (to host the world cup).

with the arrival of cristiano ronaldo, ngolo knate and benzema, the spotlight of the football world will go to the SPL, we can say al ittihad and al nassr are very lucky to have these two big stars.

[RewFrew]

Man, the transfer market is not over anything can happen on the last day we still remember when Ronaldo surprisingly moved to AL Nassr
So they can do it this season let's just wait for the announcement, I believe money is not the main problem because we know who's behind this club
what is clear is that old players will be the target of Saudi clubs at least for players over 30 years old.

Th amount of money being splashed by these Arabs doesn't make any sense. I understand that Lionel Messi is one of the best in the world. But an offer of $1.2 billion for two years sounds illogical for me. When they are spending so much money, ROI is not a concern for them. In all probability they are not going to earn even half of that amount from SPL. The real aim is to improve the reputation of the country, so that they stand a chance to win the bid to host FIFA World Cup in 2030. And I have to say that Saudi Arabia is moving in the right direction as of now.

Where the big countries of the world and their clubs did not dare to make such a big offer, but the Saudi clubs are showing that courage. I'm sure the Saudi government has a different plan for football. As they are economically prosperous they have taken such steps to introduce their country to the world. They are doing well in their pursuit of goals, even if they don't get Messi for a big offer. Most football fans believe that by 2030 Saudi Arabia will be able to create one of the leading positions in football.

After the Saudi Arabia League Qatar World Cup ended, they turned their attention to football. They have thought deeply about their country's aim to be known to the world and the Saudi government has more plans. Economically, Saudi Arabia is currently very advanced, already the world's biggest football stars have signed contracts. But they gave more offers to Messi but he didn't go to the Saudi League.But I think the Saudi League is in the current position and in the future they will become the best in the world. Because the Saudi government is currently more fond of football than other managements. This means that the way the Saudi league is offering money to sign football stars will definitely become a popular league in the future.

  Yes Now a days Saudi Arabia is very advance. This oil-rich country is now very advance in Football. In Football word cap champion Argentina only defeated from Saudi Arabia. So we think how powerful Saudi Arabia in football. Besides it a Saudi Arabia club wanted to contract with Messi. So we can tell In future Saudi Arabia will be superpower in football today or tomorrow.

[harapan]

And the Arab League has actually succeeded in attracting the attention of the world of world football after successfully bringing in Cristiano Ronaldo by Al-Nassr last season. And this season another big name from the world of football has also returned to the SPL. He is another legend from Real Madrid, namely Benzema. and of course in the future maybe the SPL will be in the spotlight more and maybe it will be able to compete more with European football competitions. Sometimes financial strength can change things so quickly. But even so, it's still from the European League that has always produced more star players since long ago. but nowadays many Asian players are also starting to take part in European clubs. and that means Asian football will see improvements in the future, including from the Arab League, of course.

Even the best Arab players will want an opportunity to play in Europe. Nothing has really changes in the Saudi league.
I respect what they are trying to build and I hope they build a league that will captivate the whole world but for now I don't think there have been a significant change. Bringing in stars that are at the eclipse of their career isn't a new thing. America does it, Japan does it, China did it. In fact, China succeeded in persuading some young players like Oscar, Bakambu, Carrasco to join them in their league.
Building a league that can rival Europe wont take a couple of years, it will take time. And it has to be more than just the Saudi league, it has to be the whole Asian football. The can have at least 10 leagues that are very competitive just like Europe has its own top 5 leagues.

[romero121]

Yes, that's right, at least only the players who may be retiring soon and they will be willing to play here for extra money. Because after all, if the Saudi Professional League becomes more popular then of course there are many young players who are willing to also play here like for example Mbappe, maybe. But yes, as we know, young players will certainly pursue their dreams of playing in Europe. What's more, nowadays there are many European teams owned by wealthy rulers from the Middle East, so they or young players will certainly prefer to play in prestigious competitions in Europe.

The league can attract young players from leagues in developing nations. Some African and South American young players would find the Saudi Arabia league profitable because of the pay. An average player in Saudi Pro League earns more than some top players in some leagues. But the league can attract quality young players because they have big dreams and aspirations to win trophies in Europe. It is amazing to see that many of these veterans are not considering the US Super League like before. It was common to see players moving to the US soccer league before. But it seems the focus now is on the Saudi league. The move of Messi to the Major League might lure more players to the US. Some of these Saudi Billionaires may start running a network of clubs in Europe and the Middle East where players would be easily transferred from one club to another with less restriction.

The teams in the SPL are currently quite confused because they don't want to recruit young players, they only choose old stars who have extraordinary services even though they have to spend enormous amounts of money, of course for their dreams and targets to be fully achieved in the future (to host the world cup

with the arrival of cristiano ronaldo, ngolo knate and benzema, the spotlight of the football world will go to the SPL, we can say al ittihad and al nassr are very lucky to have these two big stars.

These teams were the much known teams among the entire list of teams. Particularly the competence was high between these two teams as they were the title winners in more numbers. This time Saudi Arabia had been spending big and attracting players towards the league when more number of Europe Club team.

[ginsan]

Even the best Arab players will want an opportunity to play in Europe. Nothing has really changes in the Saudi league.
I respect what they are trying to build and I hope they build a league that will captivate the whole world but for now I don't think there have been a significant change. Bringing in stars that are at the eclipse of their career isn't a new thing. America does it, Japan does it, China did it. In fact, China succeeded in persuading some young players like Oscar, Bakambu, Carrasco to join them in their league.
Building a league that can rival Europe wont take a couple of years, it will take time. And it has to be more than just the Saudi league, it has to be the whole Asian football. The can have at least 10 leagues that are very competitive just like Europe has its own top 5 leagues.

Maybe the Arab league is popular since Ronaldo joined there.  before that no one even discussed it here. Ronaldo popularity can raise the Saudi Arabian League, it is increasingly known throughout the world, even Ronaldo arrival makes the Saudi Arabian League even more interesting to watch. Apart from that, what has already been said, I totally agree that the Arab League will not be able to make big changes to compete with the European League, even though they have enough money to build their league.

On the other hand European players joining the Saudi Arabian league seem to be at the end of their career and I'm not sure the Saudi Arabian League will really be famous when they don't have Ronaldo anymore. Well all these things of course are build and build and for now they are the best asian tier and it's better than before.

[MK-74]

There's no need to become as good as european league. SPL wants only to increase its engagement with all of footballers fans in the world. This will help SPL to get more considerations from all of major investors in the football too.
American and chinese investors are not as crazy as arabian investors. As you can see that even MU will be acquired by qatari investors as well.

Buying a set is a different matter.

LOL.. don't be too sure. China and the US also did the same. But they though that if they bring 1-2 star players per team, then the quality would automatically improve. The SPL clubs are not doing that. They are revamping their entire squads and at the same time they are hiring the best possible non-playing staff from around the world. And regarding popularity, the viewer numbers have already hit a record for the Saudi Professional League, and next year promises to be even bigger, with addition of players like Benzema and N'Golo Kanté.

These are my thoughts and I still think it will be like this.
They are so popular because we are in the transfer season right now.
How many people here watch the SPL league? I haven't watched it even once.

[coinlocket$]

some rumors going on twitter.

From the next year, we may have a Saudi Champions League, with the team excluded or eliminated from the UEFA champions league.


News in progress.