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The nation of Saudi Arabia is making no secret of the fact it wants to disrupt world football.
As well as investment in top clubs in the worldโs top leagues, the countryโs sovereign wealth fund is pumping money into its domestic league. And in turn, offering eyewatering contracts to some of the worldโs best players.
But why? Why does Saudi Arabia want to develop football? And why so aggressively?
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Iโm one of many many Toon fans who are very conflicted by our take over. Ashley was soo awful remember. A drowning man will drink from any cup!
Dang fatphobia Saudis
Why you talk about human rights when you talk about football so suddenly European countries and America have become whiter than snow first they should compensate African countries on slaves trade this is the biggest issue pay your debts to Africa and other countries then you can accusing Saudi's or Qatar
Roman circus
Its all about a global super league. Seems pretty obvious to me. I just hope it takes the form of a global champuons league instead of an actual super league which would be a logistical, economic and climatic nightmare.
Europe whining about Saudi Arabia doing the same thing they do to Latin America and Africa
Forcing players to wear that rainbow armband and calling them monkeys also didn't make Europe attractive to them.
Hopefully this will lead to the Premier League having more English players at their top clubs.
I dont care if a league outside of europe usurps the European leagues, but i do care if that league is Saudi because of the human rights abuses and the fact that this is such an obvious case of sports washing.
Itโs going to compete more with MLS in America than European clubs. Aging players will certainly make more money in Saudi. As long as the contracts are honoured.
Why are Europeans mad ๐ ๐ ๐ . When they did to South America they werenโt mad
Everyone knows the Saudi royals only host these sports to make more money and get more eyes on them. Look at Dubai, the most superficial useless city built in the middle of a desert. They do not care at all about any of these sports. I lose respect for any athlete that ends up over there.
Human rights abuses lol do you mean like invading countries, assassinations or illegal arm rebel groups to overthrow countries?
Wait maybe torturing war prisoners ?
Or better yet put the guy that leaked the truth about the war crimes in prison lol
Even when it comes to football bro Europe did the same to South America so you guys just proving your hypocrisy
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I'm really upset at the thumbnail of the video. There was no need to add a sword.
Are you an Islamophobe.
Continue crying with these videos
Hater GONNA HATE Just watch and enjoy the saudi giants and u little cant do anything except crying and sending those videos
so when European leagues buy players it is fine, but when other leagues outside of Europe it becomes a big problem and we have to stop it lol.
Watching Football in Europe : ๐ฅฐ
Watching the exact Football with the same rules and players in Saudi : ๐ฑ
"Hey Siri, what's Sportswashing?"
The dirty media campaign began against the development of the Saudi Football League… of course, because this league will compete with the European leagues that have dominated FIFA for nearly a century. Justifications and excuses began that the Saudi League brings players money, as if this matter was strange and unnatural. While they themselves in the English Premier League, for example, control the assignments of players with huge money. And they pay a lot of money in the seasons of the brands, and they made the price of the football player mythical and imaginary. Now they do not like the entry of the Saudis into the competition in the same ways that the Europeans made with their own hands. This is called hypocrisy, selfishness, hatred, lies, and even racism and ethnic segregation
Unsustainable but grab that $ while you can
As a football fan I actually like this.
This is a desperate envious report against Saudi Arabia plans
Racist video. Shows the true hypocrisy of the west
As always propaganda
Idk, I reckon itโll be the same as the Chinese super league and kinda just fall off soon
I have a question for you if you have the courage, although I don't think so
Was it Saudi Arabia that killed children in the wars in Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Afghanistan?
Is it Saudi Arabia that stole Africaโs wealth of gold, diamonds, uranium, and much more, and left Africaโs children without education, food, or electricity?
Was it Saudi Arabia that imposed an economic blockade on South America and kidnapped children and girls from Venezuela, Mexico and Peru and put them to work in prostitution on the streets?
Isn't all this done by Europe and America? Do you have the courage, you hypocrite, to demand from your government the human rights of these peoples that your country has destroyed? You can't because you are just hypocritical garbage
This opinion will go against the masses and especially that of the media controlled narrative here in the UK, but fair play to all those that are making the move over. Canโt stand the ignorance of English football fans thinking the premier league is the world centre for football, English clubs are getting done to them what theyโve being doing to other clubs in smaller nations for years, Serious case of throwing the toys out of the pram and hypocrisy. Itโs also clear the grilling has reduced since the Henderson and gerrard moves because they donโt want to be criticising their own. As for off the field matters football and politics donโt mix let the footballers just play and earn shes loads because they deserve it.
isn't a tattoo haram in arabia? and yet they bought so many colorful footballers ๐ ๐ ๐
No one seems to talk when the uk does this
And the elephant in the room………………….ladies football?
ร ridicolo cercare di sporcare l'immagine di una lega intera e dare dei ladri ai sauditi dicendo che nn pagano dovresti vergognarti nemmeno tu c credi a quello che. Dici