Saudi Professional League 2023/2024

[rendravolt]

I think the Arab world is giving more attention to Footblall.

I am seeing a take over of Football interests from Europe as concerns are now heightened from the Saudis. More resources being pumped into the game and even offers rolling in to buy Manchester United with a whooping sum of money. This only tells me one thing, the game of soccer is about to change hands

https://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/man-utd-takeover-investors-saudi-arabia-5-billion-race-bid-deadline/bltcc885ca1142e9068

The paradigm is already changing and it is so obvious to everyone and including the Europeans. Before now the Europeans uses the world best players to control football just like what they did with Ronaldo and Messi in Laliga for so many seasons. If Saudi Arabia has learnt how to buy important players despite their age, they are one step closer to thin down the competition line.

The successful takeover of Newcastle United and that of Manchester United about to happen is another signal. The main tool to control this football industry is money and the Saudi Arabians are really to invest even more funds to achieve their desire. Time will tell how fast they will be to achieve this.

Saudi Arabia is smart in taking advantage of existing opportunities and even though they failed to get Lionel Messi last summer, at least one of the GOATs and several other European star players are connected with the Saudi league. We know that with the influence of several names, these players can increase their exposure rapidly and what they have invested in will definitely work out according to what they want.

With unlimited money, they are able to buy big teams in Europe's top leagues and I think Saudi Arabia should do this gradually if they have the opportunity to own these clubs. The latest news is that Manchester United has rejected an offer from Qataris and this could be a golden opportunity for Saudi Arabia if they want to acquire Manchester United, but the owner is quite difficult to convince.

[Arenga pinnata]

Checking the players of Al Taawoun, I think there is not a high chance for them to save their place until the end of this season because compared to the other teams like Al Nassr, Al Ahli, and Al Hilal, they do have not famous and top level player, also their coach, Péricles Chamusca is not a famous and experienced coach. They had performance performance to stay in this place of the table and got these results so far.

But actually Péricles Chamusca is a very experienced coach in the Arab League. In fact, last season he coached Al-Shabab and succeeded in bringing Al-Shabab to finish in the top 4 in the standings. And last season Al-Taawoun was also one of the strongest clubs in the standings even though they didn't have many European star players. Last season, Al-Taawoun also managed to finish in 5th place. And now or this season, Péricles Chamusca has left Al-Shabab and moved to Al-Taawoun, so it is not surprising that Al-Taawoun's performance is getting better under the coaching of Péricles Chamusca.

But I discovered an interesting fact from Péricles Chamusca's coaching career. On Wikipedia I saw that Péricles Chamusca had moved between coaching many clubs, moving clubs 32 times. In fact, in one year he can move 3 times. I thought it was a little cute and unique. In fact, he also coached Al-Hilal and it seems that after less than a year he moved back there. I find it hard to believe this but I think he has experience in many clubs but somehow he can't stay long in coaching one club. He kept moving around.
(Sourch: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A9ricles_Chamusca)

[2Pizza410000BTC]

Ronaldo was filmed saying "bismillah" while taking the penalty at Portugal as well. Saudi Arabia is really rubbing off on him and he seems to be enjoying life there, he scored goals as well for the national team and I am sure that when he comes back he will keep scoring again for his team as well.

The thing is, dude is very very expensive for them, but he is also bringing success and fame to them as well, he was a player that was bigger than the club when he came in and I am sure that he is still like that, I mean if you look at it from some personal perspective. That is something to care about and think about when making a transfer. Him being basically a spokesperson for the entire league? That wasn't even assumed and it is going that way very easily at this point.

Cristiano Ronaldo is having a great time in Saudi Arabia and he is very satisfied with Saudi Arabia. And he may extend his contract with Al-Nasser until 2026. That means he is likely to play for Portugal in the 2026 World Cup. 
Muslims start by saying Bismillah before starting any work, according to the principles of Muslims, if you start any work by saying Bismillah, that work is good. Yes, that is basically why Ronaldo took the penalty kick by saying Bismillah before taking the penalty kick. Cristiano Ronaldo has had his worst time at Manchester United maybe waiting for a good time and he got that good time in Saudi Arabia. The way he has mixed with the Saudis, it seems he will stay in Saudi Arabia even if he gets a big offer from Europe now.

Cristiano Ronaldo has made it clear in his actions and words that he will soon convert to Islam. His wife wears beautiful modest clothes and his children are also living in Islamic clothes. Ronaldo is very satisfied with Saudi Arabia. He likes living in Saudi Arabia very much. Saudi Arabia is also very happy to have Ronaldo. Of course, Ronaldo will also extend his contract in Saudi Arabia until 2026 and he will play for his country in the World Cup. Ronaldo looks like a young man as he gets older. One of my favorite players I always wish him long life. I also wish that he will start living Islamic life very soon.

[Tony116]

However, there is a match that is actually more interesting, namely Al Taawoun versus Al Ittihad which will be held in 5 days. Al Taawoun is now in 2nd place, while Al Ittihad is in 4th position behind Al Nassr. and what is certain is that both teams will both target full points to strengthen their position in the Saudi Pro League standings. Unfortunately, I have difficulty getting the latest information regarding the teams competing in this League. However, in terms of betting options, it seems that the bookies favor Al Ittihad in the meeting against Al Taawoun.

Even though this match is a home match for Al-Taawoun, it's true that the bookies still favor Al-Ittihad. Currently the odds on the 1X2 bet on Rollbit are:

[1] Al-Taawoun @4.9 | [X] Draw @4,1 | [2] Al-Ittihad @1,66

What's unique about this match is that even though the bookies are favorites with Al-Ittihad, in the last meeting between the two teams, Al-Ittihad lost with a score of Al-Taawoun 2 - 1 Al-Ittihad. I think the current odds might trap bettors, for me, it's better to avoid this match than to take a high risk.

It seems that what is interesting is not the result of their last match or meeting. Because I think the interesting factor at this moment is the quality of the squad of players that the Al Taawon squad has, at least it's not a luxury squad. But what is happening at this moment is about Al Taawon who managed in the second place in the Saudi Pro League standings at this time. Because team like Al Ittihad and several teams with luxurious squads should be able to dominate the top zone in the standings. But the facts are not as good as imagined, because even a team like Al Taawon has managed to compete well in the top zone of the Saudi Pro league standings so far this season.

Al Taawoun has been playing really well in this season so far. I will actually say that both they and Al Ittihad have been playing well in this season. I actually thought that the match was going to be pretty close, to be honest. I understand that one side is obviously going to be the favorite. But I think that people are really underestimating Al Ittihad in this match. I know that the odds are against them right now, but I believe they have the capability to actually win this match, the possibility of Al Ittihad winning this match is also not very low in my opinion. Especially when both of them have scored, and also conceded the same amount of goals Almost.

[Rabata]

I think the Arab world is giving more attention to Footblall.

I am seeing a take over of Football interests from Europe as concerns are now heightened from the Saudis. More resources being pumped into the game and even offers rolling in to buy Manchester United with a whooping sum of money. This only tells me one thing, the game of soccer is about to change hands

https://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/man-utd-takeover-investors-saudi-arabia-5-billion-race-bid-deadline/bltcc885ca1142e9068

The paradigm is already changing and it is so obvious to everyone and including the Europeans. Before now the Europeans uses the world best players to control football just like what they did with Ronaldo and Messi in Laliga for so many seasons. If Saudi Arabia has learnt how to buy important players despite their age, they are one step closer to thin down the competition line.

The successful takeover of Newcastle United and that of Manchester United about to happen is another signal. The main tool to control this football industry is money and the Saudi Arabians are really to invest even more funds to achieve their desire. Time will tell how fast they will be to achieve this.

Saudi Arabia is smart in taking advantage of existing opportunities and even though they failed to get Lionel Messi last summer, at least one of the GOATs and several other European star players are connected with the Saudi league. We know that with the influence of several names, these players can increase their exposure rapidly and what they have invested in will definitely work out according to what they want.

With unlimited money, they are able to buy big teams in Europe's top leagues and I think Saudi Arabia should do this gradually if they have the opportunity to own these clubs. The latest news is that Manchester United has rejected an offer from Qataris and this could be a golden opportunity for Saudi Arabia if they want to acquire Manchester United, but the owner is quite difficult to convince.

The journey of the Saudi league has just started and the league has succeeded in setting a unique precedent in the world. Although Messi is not included in the league, the dominance of European players is increasing. Since they are spending the most, their league will be progressively stronger. Financially, Saudi Arabia is strong enough that if they decide to take over the ownership of Manchester United, money will not matter much to them. But I doubt whether they would be interested in such a proposal at this point.

[Rampagoe004]

Saudi Arabia is smart in taking advantage of existing opportunities and even though they failed to get Lionel Messi last summer, at least one of the GOATs and several other European star players are connected with the Saudi league. We know that with the influence of several names, these players can increase their exposure rapidly and what they have invested in will definitely work out according to what they want.

As you have said, with unlimited money, nothing is impossible in the world. It's just that I think in the future the standards for player prices will skyrocket if Saudi Arabia continues to give fantastic contracts to every player. I'm not sure whether this is good or not for football but of course this is a golden opportunity for star players who are close to retirement or even young stars like Mbappe to earn a lot of money. Yes, I admit that Saudi Arabia is very smart at seeing opportunities and on the other hand they have the money to make it happen.

[QueenVera]

As you have said, with unlimited money, nothing is impossible in the world. It's just that I think in the future the standards for player prices will skyrocket if Saudi Arabia continues to give fantastic contracts to every player. I'm not sure whether this is good or not for football but of course this is a golden opportunity for star players who are close to retirement or even young stars like Mbappe to earn a lot of money. Yes, I admit that Saudi Arabia is very smart at seeing opportunities and on the other hand they have the money to make it happen.

Well they're fully aware that the only way they could help boost their country's football and make their domestic league popular and more competitive is by using their financial capabilities to attract players to their league and so far it's working cause in as much as those players come to the league with a mindset of getting better wages, their presence alone in  the league has made it more popular and it's been influential cause it's created awareness to people all over the world, especially players like Cr7, Neymar, Benzema, kante and Mane that are world class players.

 The Saudi league is gradually becoming very interesting, cause alot of people are now viewing their matches due to the kind of players present in the league, well i don't how long it might take but with time they'll be among the best in the world.

[Arenga pinnata]

Al Taawoun has been playing really well in this season so far. I will actually say that both they and Al Ittihad have been playing well in this season. I actually thought that the match was going to be pretty close, to be honest. I understand that one side is obviously going to be the favorite. But I think that people are really underestimating Al Ittihad in this match. I know that the odds are against them right now, but I believe they have the capability to actually win this match, the possibility of Al Ittihad winning this match is also not very low in my opinion. Especially when both of them have scored, and also conceded the same amount of goals Almost.

Al-Taawoun and Al-Ittihad both actually experienced the same increase. Especially Al-Taawoun who seems to be getting stronger this season. But Al-ittihad, which also has many European star players, will definitely be stronger than last season.

Last season or at the end of last season we know that Al-Taawoun managed to beat Al-ittihad at the King Abdullah Sport City Stadium which is Al-Taawoun's home. And it's possible that the same thing will happen again because this time the match will be held at Al-Taawoun's home ground, namely the same stadium where Al-Ittihad was defeated by Al-Taawoun last season, namely at the King Abdullah Sport City Stadium.

But something is different now. Because in terms of player composition it should be clear that Al-ittihad will be superior. Despite the fact that Al-Taawoun also surprised us all because they only lost once this season. Meanwhile, Al-ittihad has experienced 2 defeats.

But I feel that this match will be an important moment that will bring changes back to the standings. And it could make Al-Taawoun lose points and be thrown down to the down of the rankings.
Maybe there will be a lot of goals in this match. Because both teams will definitely make the same offensive strategy. So the aggressiveness of the game must be very high.

[Strongkored]

Well, Sporting Lisbon will be the right place for him to end his career as a professional footballer. I also believe that Ronaldo will consider to return to Sporting Lisbon when his contract expires with Al Nassr.

Seeing how he loves his country, it is not impossible for us to see Ronaldo return to his childhood club, and interestingly Ronaldo will have a big chance to return to playing in the champions league if Sporting Lisbon can get a place to play in the tournament.

Al-Taawoun and Al-Ittihad both actually experienced the same increase. Especially Al-Taawoun who seems to be getting stronger this season. But Al-ittihad, which also has many European star players, will definitely be stronger than last season.

Agree that Al Taawoun is better this season than last season, but for Ittihad I don't think so because last season as a whole Ittihad only suffered two defeats in the league but this season, where the match will only enter the 10th week, they have already experienced one defeat and it looks like that too It will be possible to lose again when facing Al Nassr or another strong team so I predict that Ittihad will not be able to defend its championship title, and the European players they bought don't really influence them to be better this season.

[Oluwa-btc]

I think the Arab world is giving more attention to Footblall.

I am seeing a take over of Football interests from Europe as concerns are now heightened from the Saudis. More resources being pumped into the game and even offers rolling in to buy Manchester United with a whooping sum of money. This only tells me one thing, the game of soccer is about to change hands

https://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/man-utd-takeover-investors-saudi-arabia-5-billion-race-bid-deadline/bltcc885ca1142e9068

The paradigm is already changing and it is so obvious to everyone and including the Europeans. Before now the Europeans uses the world best players to control football just like what they did with Ronaldo and Messi in Laliga for so many seasons. If Saudi Arabia has learnt how to buy important players despite their age, they are one step closer to thin down the competition line.

The successful takeover of Newcastle United and that of Manchester United about to happen is another signal. The main tool to control this football industry is money and the Saudi Arabians are really to invest even more funds to achieve their desire. Time will tell how fast they will be to achieve this.

It's funny seeing most Europeans complaining about the rise of players leaving top European Leagues for the Saudi Arabian League. They literally did the same thing years ago.
They attracted alll of African finest, Asians, North and South American finest footballers to build around.

They shouldn't take free will from players, allow this players to take them choice. They want to move outta Europe? They shouldn't be stopped. The take over of Manchester United so difficult. I doubt they're interested in the take over anymore. The glazers seems to be making it all difficult for them.

[nullama]

~snip~
As you have said, with unlimited money, nothing is impossible in the world. It's just that I think in the future the standards for player prices will skyrocket if Saudi Arabia continues to give fantastic contracts to every player. I'm not sure whether this is good or not for football but of course this is a golden opportunity for star players who are close to retirement or even young stars like Mbappe to earn a lot of money. Yes, I admit that Saudi Arabia is very smart at seeing opportunities and on the other hand they have the money to make it happen.

True, and at the end of the day, that is what Europe has been doing in the past. Basically using their money to attract great players into their leagues.

There is a small difference though, that is that the local talent in Europe is already at a great level, which is not true in the Middle East.

Maybe it will just take more money, but it is hard to imagine to basically buy an entire league worth of players. Even the US is trying to do something like that, and they are not even close.

But yeah, unlimited money does have its benefits, and maybe they can pull it off.

[Fiatless]

The paradigm is already changing and it is so obvious to everyone and including the Europeans. Before now the Europeans uses the world best players to control football just like what they did with Ronaldo and Messi in Laliga for so many seasons. If Saudi Arabia has learnt how to buy important players despite their age, they are one step closer to thin down the competition line.

SPL has gotten huge attention with the signing of many important players but they need to do more. The league should also attract young talented players. Many players will not go the Saudi Arabia because the standard of football is still low. The league needs to improve the pay of not just these superstars but also emerging players this will help to attract more young players.

The successful takeover of Newcastle United and that of Manchester United about to happen is another signal. The main tool to control this football industry is money and the Saudi Arabians are really to invest even more funds to achieve their desire. Time will tell how fast they will be to achieve this.

Money is not the only tool that is used to control football, politics is a major tool. An example in the case of Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich. He helped to build one of the most successful clubs in England but the UK government stylishly took the club from him using political means. I am afraid that the investment from the Arab world in Europe might not be safe.

[Google+]

SPL has gotten huge attention with the signing of many important players but they need to do more. The league should also attract young talented players. Many players will not go the Saudi Arabia because the standard of football is still low. The league needs to improve the pay of not just these superstars but also emerging players this will help to attract more young players.

Money is not the only tool that is used to control football, politics is a major tool. An example in the case of Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich. He helped to build one of the most successful clubs in England but the UK government stylishly took the club from him using political means. I am afraid that the investment from the Arab world in Europe might not be safe.

The Saudi Arabian league takes time in the development of their league to attract many talented players to join their teams. The saudi arabian league has only been acting aggressively for two seasons in bringing in top European players, But they are already able to compete with top-ranked european teams in the hunt for the signature of top european players. I am sure that the saudi arabian league will slowly become an attraction for young european players to join them in the coming season.

The saudi arabian league will definitely improve the standard of their league to be better every season by building a bigger stadium and also bringing in several referees who have big names in football. I think that slowly, with many top european players joining the saudi arabian league, The saudi arabian league will certainly become more competitive every season.

[KTChampions]

Well, Sporting Lisbon will be the right place for him to end his career as a professional footballer. I also believe that Ronaldo will consider to return to Sporting Lisbon when his contract expires with Al Nassr.

Seeing how he loves his country, it is not impossible for us to see Ronaldo return to his childhood club, and interestingly Ronaldo will have a big chance to return to playing in the champions league if Sporting Lisbon can get a place to play in the tournament.

It would be interesting to see the greatest player of the Champions League again in this tournament and I would say that it is quite simple from the point of view that Portugal has 3 tickets to the Champions League and it should not be a big problem for Sporting to win one. But it seems to me that Ronaldo has other plans, he will play until the very end (without defining any year as his last) in Saudi Arabia and will end his career as soon as he is no longer able to play for the national team.

[poodle63]

Saudi Arabia is smart in taking advantage of existing opportunities and even though they failed to get Lionel Messi last summer, at least one of the GOATs and several other European star players are connected with the Saudi league. We know that with the influence of several names, these players can increase their exposure rapidly and what they have invested in will definitely work out according to what they want.

As you have said, with unlimited money, nothing is impossible in the world. It's just that I think in the future the standards for player prices will skyrocket if Saudi Arabia continues to give fantastic contracts to every player. I'm not sure whether this is good or not for football but of course this is a golden opportunity for star players who are close to retirement or even young stars like Mbappe to earn a lot of money. Yes, I admit that Saudi Arabia is very smart at seeing opportunities and on the other hand they have the money to make it happen.

Stupid messi was not even choosing this quality league compared with garbage MLS. Does he scary to face ronaldo or what? It will be so good to have him join in al nassr's competitor. I think that messi was choosing the wrong choice by joining in MLS instead of saudi pro league.
Saudi pro league offers similar atmosphere like european competition at this moment. Im still hoping messi to change his mind someday. It will be so good to see messi vs ronaldo again like when those guys were playing for barcelona and messi.

Attractive young talented players to join in the saudi pro league is far harder compared with aged players who are very close to retire. I think that we will see modric to come in SPL.
Moadric may leave from real madrid soon. SAudi pro league teams shall have anticipated modric's movement. It will be so good to see him join in SPL.
SPL will become bigger. I would like to see some legendary name to come but sadly hazard chooses to retire instead of joining in rela madrid.

[armanda90]

Stupid messi was not even choosing this quality league compared with garbage MLS. Does he scary to face ronaldo or what? It will be so good to have him join in al nassr's competitor. I think that messi was choosing the wrong choice by joining in MLS instead of saudi pro league.
Saudi pro league offers similar atmosphere like european competition at this moment. Im still hoping messi to change his mind someday. It will be so good to see messi vs ronaldo again like when those guys were playing for barcelona and messi.

Attractive young talented players to join in the saudi pro league is far harder compared with aged players who are very close to retire. I think that we will see modric to come in SPL.
Moadric may leave from real madrid soon. SAudi pro league teams shall have anticipated modric's movement. It will be so good to see him join in SPL.
SPL will become bigger. I would like to see some legendary name to come but sadly hazard chooses to retire instead of joining in rela madrid.

I don't think wrong with Lionel Messi not choose Saudi Pro League and prefer for playing with Inter Miami in Major League Soccer or MLS, but have bad or disappointed decision because Lionel Messi will not play in competitive football more than three months later after Inter Miami failed qualify to playoff round. Actually its not moment for fighting or competition between Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo must playing in the same competition, both players still have opportunity with fighting each other on World Cup 2026 if not retired from national team.

Lionel Messi have show he has best achievement than Cristiano Ronaldo after winning FIFA World Cup 2022 trophy with Cristiano Ronaldo have poor performance with his national team.

[Luzin]

The saudi arabian league will definitely improve the standard of their league to be better every season by building a bigger stadium and also bringing in several referees who have big names in football. I think that slowly, with many top european players joining the saudi arabian league, The saudi arabian league will certainly become more competitive every season.

They have a mission to host the world cup and remove human rights violations. With the current state of the source of wealth they are trying to expand out of the staple source of Oil. They are aware that Oil will begin to be scarce and run out. So they tried to build a football business. They are still controlling money to attract good European players. So it seems that the SPL process will be of the same quality as the European leagues.

[Jody.Drummer]

Ambitious and always able to prove it is a character that Ronaldo has. But with his statements like Fabrizio said, it seems like his ambition level has decreased, I don't know why but I'm sure it's related to his age. Indeed, at his age, enjoying the latter part of his career is a must. I mean his contribution to a big club, not even just for his club Al Nassr but for the continuity of the League as well. Because it cannot be denied, the rise in popularity of the Arab League that we see now is indirectly inseparable from the role of Ronaldo who accepted Al Nassr's offer at first.

Considering these teams have begun introducing within European stars, the SPL is expected to grow into an exceptional and formidable League in many years to come. Some teams initially protested the move, but when the high price was mentioned, they were unable to turn down and were convinced to accept. Al Nassr has finally opened the golden path. By choosing to sign Cristiano Ronaldo as a free agent, they made a significant choice. The Knights of Najd prioritized his presence since they were starting to perform effectively and put forward an exceptional showing on the field. Cristiano Ronaldo was adored by Al Nassr supporters because he was important in raising the club's caliber and positioning them in the forefront of the SPL title race.

Talking about protests or rejection from some circles, I think it will always be there, especially we don't know what their internals are like, what we know about the SPL is the outline, we don't really highlight their federation or internal things. It's normal in football, because in my country also domestic football goes like that, there are always pros and cons that are not known to the general public especially between countries. One more thing, their popularity has only happened recently, unlike the top European league which has been a very popular league for years.

Well, Sporting Lisbon will be the right place for him to end his career as a professional footballer. I also believe that Ronaldo will consider to return to Sporting Lisbon when his contract expires with Al Nassr.

Seeing how he loves his country, it is not impossible for us to see Ronaldo return to his childhood club, and interestingly Ronaldo will have a big chance to return to playing in the champions league if Sporting Lisbon can get a place to play in the tournament.

It would be interesting to see the greatest player of the Champions League again in this tournament and I would say that it is quite simple from the point of view that Portugal has 3 tickets to the Champions League and it should not be a big problem for Sporting to win one. But it seems to me that Ronaldo has other plans, he will play until the very end (without defining any year as his last) in Saudi Arabia and will end his career as soon as he is no longer able to play for the national team.

Now he is 38 years old, and that is an old age for a football player, many players decide to retire even with an age below Ronaldo, but not a few players are still playing even with an age above Ronaldo now. But at his age he is still very fit in my opinion, yes although there is a lot of decline, especially in terms of speed, but in finishing he is still very okay, especially if we talk about him mentally. I think he is a player who has a very good mentality, even in my opinion he is number 1 in terms of mentality.

[Hirose UK]

Saudi Arabia is smart in taking advantage of existing opportunities and even though they failed to get Lionel Messi last summer, at least one of the GOATs and several other European star players are connected with the Saudi league. We know that with the influence of several names, these players can increase their exposure rapidly and what they have invested in will definitely work out according to what they want.

As you have said, with unlimited money, nothing is impossible in the world. It's just that I think in the future the standards for player prices will skyrocket if Saudi Arabia continues to give fantastic contracts to every player. I'm not sure whether this is good or not for football but of course this is a golden opportunity for star players who are close to retirement or even young stars like Mbappe to earn a lot of money. Yes, I admit that Saudi Arabia is very smart at seeing opportunities and on the other hand they have the money to make it happen.

Saudi has quite lot of billionaires from the Arab royal family so it is natural that they have huge wealth and use it to have fun by investing in the Saudi team.
But this is good because Saudi football is starting to be developed by people with great power and this is the beginning of increasing the quality of Saudi football.

Even though many top European players have joined the Saudi team there are still some young players who reject offers from Saudi because they want to increase their name and popularity in European football but they are great with such players because they are more concerned with their career than chasing certain amount of money. bigger.
It just that I believe that some of the players who rejected the Saudi offer will definitely be hoping for another offer in the future because as has happened when players get older in European football they will also be marginalized.

[Ondekinecakabilirim]

Stupid messi was not even choosing this quality league compared with garbage MLS. Does he scary to face ronaldo or what? It will be so good to have him join in al nassr's competitor. I think that messi was choosing the wrong choice by joining in MLS instead of saudi pro league.
Saudi pro league offers similar atmosphere like european competition at this moment. Im still hoping messi to change his mind someday. It will be so good to see messi vs ronaldo again like when those guys were playing for barcelona and messi.

Both players competed against each other for years in the Spanish La Liga. That's why I don't think Messi is running away from Ronaldo, but it would be best if they competed again in the same league. However, I agree with your view that MLS is a worse league than the SPL in terms of quality of competition. The teams in the SPL have made some great signings this season. If Messi had joined this league, he would have played in a better league and the quality of the SPL would have improved. Anyway, Messi and Ronaldo's rivalry is almost over. Now we should focus on the rivalries between younger players.