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The league has yet to hit new heights, despite US$957m spent on players and the presence of Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Neymar.
Pundits call for sanction after videos capture Al Nassr’s Ronaldo pumping his hand forward in front of his pelvic area, seemingly aimed at rival Al Shabab fans.
Major League Soccer side fight back from 3-1 down, but lose 4-3 to Al Hilal. Up next are Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr on Thursday, before US side travels to Hong Kong.
As 2024 approaches, the conversation has moved from concerns over sportswashing to how much influence desert kingdom’s money will eventually buy.
The Saudi Pro League’s big spending on foreign players like Cristiano Ronaldo has drawn inevitable comparisons to the doomed Chinese Super League, but will it learn from China’s mistakes?
‘We have four months. We have four friendly matches. We have two games for the World Cup [qualifiers] and after we have 20 days to prepare for the Asian Cup,’ an ambitious Mancini says.