Saudi Professional League 2023/2024

[kawetsriyanto]

I do not think Ronaldo will stop playing at the end of his contract. He likes this game very well and with the way he plays, it is obvious that he still wishes that he was young. Ronaldo will not retire at 40, he would like to play for as long as his body can permit. So, what I feel is that he will have a contract renewal at the end of this one, and it may be even better because of what has been offered to other European players that have moved to Saudi Arabia's league. Al Nassr will try to beat it, to keep him happy.

Agree. He is unlikely to retire in the next 2-3 years. When his contract expires with Al Nassr, I believe he will move to another team. But I think he will leave Saudi league, I doubt he will stay in SPL. He is a typical player who wants a new challenge. So, it is very possible that he may consider to go back to his country and joins Sporting again. Well, as long as he still has no problem with his fitness, Ronaldo seems to have a desire to play.

it is very possible, we can see his performance so far. Ronaldo is still able to play up to 90 minutes of normal time. Ibrahimovic is another player who was active until the age of 40, Ronaldo could be next on this list.

Yep. He can play full time and he has no problem with his fitness. So, there is no reason for him to end his career soon.

Anyway, not only Ibrahimovic, Buffon is also a player who can play above 40 years old.

For a new contract extension, I doubt it a little. Because he has reached more than 40 years of age, injuries will usually become close friends at that age.

Al Nassr may not extend his contract if he couldn't show his best again. But I doubt if Ronaldo will often get injured when he s 40 years old. He commits to keep his good life and always do exercise, so he is very rare to get injured.

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[Lordhermes]

I do agree that it is going to be a bit of a difficult situation for Al-nassr because they spent a lot of money but also other clubs got some great players and spent a lot of money as well. In a case, where you spent a lot of money and still lost, people will be all over you telling how the club sucks even with all that money spent, but the reality is that it is normal and we shouldn't really judge them and it should not be a big deal, because other clubs are not some terrible clubs neither.

Look at all the other clubs in Saudi league, so many of them got so many great players, which means that if Al-Nassr ends up losing the title this year (which looks likely) then it is not a shocker, and it should be considered normal.

This is a probe that the league is developing fast than expected and becoming competitive, It will be hard for every team, no team will find it easy, not just Alnassr. The league is becoming interesting, no one club can dominate it like German league that is built around Bayern Munich.

Alnassr has fixed there defense problem, with the arrival of Laport from Manchester city, it will boost the defend line of Alnassr, they had a challenging start, but they have players that Will fix it and get them to winning way.

Their performance in the AFC playoff is enough probe that they will be find and recover quick from their poor performance.

[rendravolt]

Franck Kessie was the winning hero for Al-Ahli in this game and scored a dramatic goal in 90 +6 minutes. The match was clearly dominated by Al-Ahli but they seemed to have difficulty scoring goals from the first half and Al-Akhdoud also did not want his opponent to attack freely towards his goal. But during normal time, Al-Ahli only took 1 shot on target and that was the only goal scored. I think the score results are like the previous match which was always superior by 2 to 3 goals. However, this victory was enough for Al-Ahli to return to competing at the top of the Saudi league and now they are in 2nd place in the standings and only goal difference from Al-Ittihad.

[CryptoCasinoGeeks]

Do you guys think this league will outlive this surge of players? They are all old and most of them will retire within 5 years.

Would you watch this league once Ronaldo and Neymar weren't playing there? I'm watching the MLS only because of Messi, if he misses a game I'm instantly disinterested.

[Leviathan.007]

Regarding Saudi teams playing in the Champions League Yannick Ferreira, the coach of Al Riyadh said some of the teams in the Champions League will lose against the Saudis because they invested much more and hired many superstar players, however we saw many famous teams financially lose in the transfer window to the Saudis, that's why maybe Yannick Ferreira is right about the Saudis and Champions league.

[Docnaster]

Do you guys think this league will outlive this surge of players? They are all old and most of them will retire within 5 years.

Would you watch this league once Ronaldo and Neymar weren't playing there? I'm watching the MLS only because of Messi, if he misses a game I'm instantly disinterested.

I think the league will continue to flourish even after the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mane, Karim Benzema, Neymar, Firmino, Henderson and other top former European based players retires from the league and that's because of the fact that the league must have gained the global recognition in the few years these stars where be delivering their best for their respective Saudi clubs.
I think more European based players will certainly join the Saudi League in the nearest future

[Doell]

Franck Kessie was the winning hero for Al-Ahli in this game and scored a dramatic goal in 90 +6 minutes. The match was clearly dominated by Al-Ahli but they seemed to have difficulty scoring goals from the first half and Al-Akhdoud also did not want his opponent to attack freely towards his goal. But during normal time, Al-Ahli only took 1 shot on target and that was the only goal scored. I think the score results are like the previous match which was always superior by 2 to 3 goals. However, this victory was enough for Al-Ahli to return to competing at the top of the Saudi league and now they are in 2nd place in the standings and only goal difference from Al-Ittihad.

A very important goal to get three points, yes although if only one but that's enough to keep them close with Ittihad. By the way in another match Al-Ettifaq vs Al Khaleej, I didn't expect a draw in the Ettifaq match Sir because from their last two matches they can got full points, including in the match against Al Nassr. This result was quite disappointing for me, somehow they could only get one point.

[legendbtc]

Do you guys think this league will outlive this surge of players? They are all old and most of them will retire within 5 years.

Would you watch this league once Ronaldo and Neymar weren't playing there? I'm watching the MLS only because of Messi, if he misses a game I'm instantly disinterested.

I think the league will continue to flourish even after the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mane, Karim Benzema, Neymar, Firmino, Henderson and other top former European based players retires from the league and that's because of the fact that the league must have gained the global recognition in the few years these stars where be delivering their best for their respective Saudi clubs.
I think more European based players will certainly join the Saudi League in the nearest future

I will continue to watch this tournament if they invest in potential young players, like European clubs have been doing. They invest in famous but outdated stars. I agree that this is a stepping stone for them to promote this tournament. I still think the game is not of high quality yet. I have not seen any top-notch confrontations, unique techniques, or tactics of the coaches in this tournament.

Saudi Arabian clubs are planning to bring in very quality signings. I believe they can do it because their pockets are bottomless.

[Joca97]

Do you guys think this league will outlive this surge of players? They are all old and most of them will retire within 5 years.

Would you watch this league once Ronaldo and Neymar weren't playing there? I'm watching the MLS only because of Messi, if he misses a game I'm instantly disinterested.

MLS isnt intresting without Messi,he is the only one that is holding intresting regarding this league. In saudi arabia its different because now there are really many elite players in the league. Ronaldo opened the way and now this league looks like it will be an elite one in a couple of years. But still they have a lot to go to reach a top level

[n0ne]

Do you guys think this league will outlive this surge of players? They are all old and most of them will retire within 5 years.

Would you watch this league once Ronaldo and Neymar weren't playing there? I'm watching the MLS only because of Messi, if he misses a game I'm instantly disinterested.

MLS isnt intresting without Messi,he is the only one that is holding intresting regarding this league. In saudi arabia its different because now there are really many elite players in the league. Ronaldo opened the way and now this league looks like it will be an elite one in a couple of years. But still they have a lot to go to reach a top level

With the move of Ronaldo towards the Saudi Arabia Pro League more number of star players have begun to sign deals with different teams of Saudi Arabia Pro League. This had made it a big league than the past. The Saudi Arabia Pro League have got a big history, to that we weren't able to see the league to be popular. From the previous season the popularity have increased and this season have brought many changes to the league.

[TastyChillySauce00]

Do you guys think this league will outlive this surge of players? They are all old and most of them will retire within 5 years.

The league will still live even without those old players. There are some young talented players who decided to move to the SPL rather than european league.

Would you watch this league once Ronaldo and Neymar weren't playing there? I'm watching the MLS only because of Messi, if he misses a game I'm instantly disinterested.

I will still watch this league even though those guys will not be playing again in SPL. There will always be regenerations from the club but that depends on how much money be spent by saudi club in the future. I meant the current players who played in the european league might use saudi club as the best player to get a nice salary and enjoy their lives someday.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

I do agree that it is going to be a bit of a difficult situation for Al-nassr because they spent a lot of money but also other clubs got some great players and spent a lot of money as well. In a case, where you spent a lot of money and still lost, people will be all over you telling how the club sucks even with all that money spent, but the reality is that it is normal and we shouldn't really judge them and it should not be a big deal, because other clubs are not some terrible clubs neither.

Look at all the other clubs in Saudi league, so many of them got so many great players, which means that if Al-Nassr ends up losing the title this year (which looks likely) then it is not a shocker, and it should be considered normal.

Yeah we understand the point and we know at the moment Al Nassr is not the best squad in this league there are still other clubs like Al Hilal who brought in 7 of Europe's top players this season including Neymar but the criticism is Al Nassr was unable to win against a club without top European players and can't score even though playing at home, Al Nassr's defense is also a concern after always conceding 2 goals in the last 3 matches which means it needs an increase in the defense area. If Al Nassr wants to be on the race track then every line has to be strengthened for the attack line no doubt but for the defense line there are obvious weaknesses.

[Bitcoin_people]

Do you guys think this league will outlive this surge of players? They are all old and most of them will retire within 5 years.

Would you watch this league once Ronaldo and Neymar weren't playing there? I'm watching the MLS only because of Messi, if he misses a game I'm instantly disinterested.

MLS isnt intresting without Messi,he is the only one that is holding intresting regarding this league. In saudi arabia its different because now there are really many elite players in the league. Ronaldo opened the way and now this league looks like it will be an elite one in a couple of years. But still they have a lot to go to reach a top level

MLS league has been attractive only for Messi where Messi's fans join for that league. But apart from Messi there is no other star in that league due to which this league has not become much popular yet.  However, Ronaldo has been the most attractive to go to the Saudi league and more European stars have joined for which the Saudi club has become very popular. The Saudi club has been the most attractive to join only Ronaldo and because of Ronaldo, more world famous stars have joined the Saudi club. However, since the SPL has gained a lot of popularity at the present time, it may only be a matter of time before it will be able to gain the same popularity as the Europa League. I believe the Saudi league will probably improve in a few years and gain popularity like the European leagues because they have enough money.

[BlackBoss_]

MLS league has been attractive only for Messi where Messi's fans join for that league. But apart from Messi there is no other star in that league due to which this league has not become much popular yet. 

MLS is more professional than Saudi Professional League and their stadiums are more crowded than stadiums in Saudi Arabia. Those factors are important for Messi decision when he did not prioritize salary and money. In MLS, Messi will have more convenience and comfortableness from religion to language and it would be easier for him to communicate with locals, team mates in the USA than in Saudi Arabia.

Yeah we understand the point and we know at the moment Al Nassr is not the best squad in this league there are still other clubs like Al Hilal who brought in 7 of Europe's top players this season including Neymar but the criticism is Al Nassr was unable to win against a club without top European players and can't score even though playing at home, Al Nassr's defense is also a concern after always conceding 2 goals in the last 3 matches which means it needs an increase in the defense area. If Al Nassr wants to be on the race track then every line has to be strengthened for the attack line no doubt but for the defense line there are obvious weaknesses.

Al Hilal is a most successful club in Saudi Arabia but in latest seasons, they lost leading position to Al Nassr and Al Itihad. Some transfers in the summer hopefully will help them to win the Saudi Professional League title again.

Neymar is one of their biggest hopes but they must keep Neymar in discipline from lifestyle to training, if the player becomes overweight and lose his best fitness, Al Hilal will not got considerable contributions from the Brazilian player. Then it will affect their chance to beat Al Itihad and Al Nassr in Saudi Professional League.

[poodle63]

Do you guys think this league will outlive this surge of players? They are all old and most of them will retire within 5 years.

Would you watch this league once Ronaldo and Neymar weren't playing there? I'm watching the MLS only because of Messi, if he misses a game I'm instantly disinterested.

MLS isnt intresting without Messi,he is the only one that is holding intresting regarding this league. In saudi arabia its different because now there are really many elite players in the league. Ronaldo opened the way and now this league looks like it will be an elite one in a couple of years. But still they have a lot to go to reach a top level

True, SPL was playing without script.  The competition is far real compared with MLS. It's far greater compared with MLS. Even some young talented players like gabri veiga were choosing to join in the saudi pro league club. SPL may be considered as one of the best league in the world.
The club just need to be consistent in bringing the talent from european league. Slowly but surely, SPL will able to reach at the top level. The saudi authorities waere working to make SPL looks very attractive for so many people.
We may able to see SPL to be considered as one of top league in the world probably in upcoming years. Any team in SPL competing so hard ot beat each other.

[Strongkored]

Do you guys think this league will outlive this surge of players? They are all old and most of them will retire within 5 years.

Would you watch this league once Ronaldo and Neymar weren't playing there? I'm watching the MLS only because of Messi, if he misses a game I'm instantly disinterested.

I am sure that of the many who discuss the Saudi Pro League maybe only 10-20% watch the matches or even less, especially if the match schedule is midnight for other regions or when their match schedule coincides with the schedule of other more interesting leagues, except for Middle Easterners whose television broadcasts also broadcast matches from the arab League without having to subscribe to television to watch them, watching the highlights of the match will be enough.
Al Ettifaq could only draw with Al Khaleej, although they controlled the game, this was not a good result actually because the other three teams managed to get 3 points. Al Khaleej only had one shot on target and it was a goal while Al Ettifaq had more chances they managed to create but more failed in the finishing touches so they had to accept this draw.

Karim Benzema finally scored his first goal in the Saudi Pro League match against Al Riyadh, there were rumors that his relationship was not going well with the coach of Ittihad FC so he was rumored to be moving to another club in the Arab League, but Ittihad FC immediately denied the rumors, and this first goal may be enough to stop the rumors for a while.

[Litzki1990]

Al Hilal is a most successful club in Saudi Arabia but in latest seasons, they lost leading position to Al Nassr and Al Itihad. Some transfers in the summer hopefully will help them to win the Saudi Professional League title again.

Neymar is one of their biggest hopes but they must keep Neymar in discipline from lifestyle to training, if the player becomes overweight and lose his best fitness, Al Hilal will not got considerable contributions from the Brazilian player. Then it will affect their chance to beat Al Itihad and Al Nassr in Saudi Professional League.

Al Hilal is an all-time favorite club in the SPL but last season they lost to Al Nassr in the Arab Champions Cup. The Saudi club brought several European stars to their club after the last season did not go well, and the most talked about player is Neymar. Neymar was brought to Saudi Arabia from PSG for a record transfer fee. The former PSG striker was injured for several days but is fully fit to play at the moment. Neymar last played a match for PSG after recovering from injury where he performed well. The Brazilian star had a man-of-the-match performance in his last match for PSG with a goal and an assist. Neymar will soon be on the pitch for Al Hilal as he is now fully fit to play.

[samuraijin]

Some already know about the drama at Al Ittihad regarding Karim Benzema with Nuno Espírito Santo Al Ittihad coach, the loss of harmony with Benzema made Benzema want to decide on his move from Al Ittihad, due to Benzema's incompatibility with the scheme proposed by the Al Ittihad coach, making it difficult for Benzema to give victory and goals for Al Ittihad, this is what makes Benzema uncomfortable and this doesn't last long at Al Ittihad, true or not but the rumors have spread outside and have even spread to the European media, I don't know who will leave Al Ittihad, Benzema or Precisely Nuno Espírito Santo, the coach who resigned from Al Ittihad..

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True, SPL was playing without script.  The competition is far real compared with MLS. It's far greater compared with MLS. Even some young talented players like gabri veiga were choosing to join in the saudi pro league club. SPL may be considered as one of the best league in the world.
The club just need to be consistent in bringing the talent from european league. Slowly but surely, SPL will able to reach at the top level. The saudi authorities waere working to make SPL looks very attractive for so many people.
We may able to see SPL to be considered as one of top league in the world probably in upcoming years. Any team in SPL competing so hard ot beat each other.

real proof that the comparison of SPL to MLS is evident from this thread which is currently a bit more crowded because since the first move of a european player to saudi arabia Ronaldo made other european players believe that in the short term SPL will become part of the big leagues in the world and improvement is seen after team from saudi arabia trying big transfer this season get star player from europe and i am sure SPL will have big name after europe and MLS might be the next league.

btw, I was a little disappointed with Al Ettifaq performance when playing at home without being able to get an additional score in the second half and even though the multi bet I chose all won and Al Ettifaq made me very disappointed.

[Sithara007]

Some already know about the drama at Al Ittihad regarding Karim Benzema with Nuno Espírito Santo Al Ittihad coach, the loss of harmony with Benzema made Benzema want to decide on his move from Al Ittihad, due to Benzema's incompatibility with the scheme proposed by the Al Ittihad coach, making it difficult for Benzema to give victory and goals for Al Ittihad, this is what makes Benzema uncomfortable and this doesn't last long at Al Ittihad, true or not but the rumors have spread outside and have even spread to the European media, I don't know who will leave Al Ittihad, Benzema or Precisely Nuno Espírito Santo, the coach who resigned from Al Ittihad..

Well.. this is just ego clash. Nuno Espirito Santo expects the players to dance to his whims and fancies and obviously Karim Benzema doesn't want to do that. Santo wants Benzema to change his tactics, so it is easier for him to manage the squad. My advice to Al Ittihad would be to sack Santo instead and get a quality manager from somewhere else. Whatever Al Ittihad had achieved during the last season was mainly thanks to its players such as Abderrazak Hamdallah, Romarinho and Igor Coronado. What was the contribution from Santo in this?