Its insane. Even if you’re at a club like Norwich you can own dozens of properties that make you a load of cash that you can always sell for a shed load when you retire as well. Sponsorship money on top. It’s pretty easy to make money when you have tens of millions. Even more so when you’re on Harry Kane money. This idea you need Saudi money to do it is mad.
I used to really judge those who went but if I'm honest if they offered me that sort of wealth where I could likely even set my great great great grandkids up for life I'd take it too
Money always wins.were all just insignificant toys to rich people to use and abuse ( in the case of the Saudis).
I wouldn't be so sure. I think having a genuine top three league in world football would be the long term goal as it continues to push down conversation of the morality of the regimes. Frankly football is the perfect vehicle for hiding anti-equality views as can be seen by the football "fans" support of players like Greenwood in the past week. There are large numbers of fans across the globe who dont care about womens rights or gay rights and only care about seeing a rabona and an overhead kick as a priority, this plays into the leagues hands and it can build a sustainable following like a harlem globetrotters league of football that rivals the prem in certain countries and even continents that dont hold more progressive values. Saudi is changing, it has moved forwards over the past 10 years but with a long way to go in both its laws and its move towards green energy production football can be a good vehicle for the next 10-20 years to act as a smokescreen.
Is that you accepting that money on your current wages coz if so that’s not really the question. The scenario should be if you’re already a multi millionaire on a contract that will earn you many more millions and on top of that offering you better sponsorship deals and better job satisfaction and progression would you take an extra few million per year to live in a place You had no desire to live in to work a job you had little enthusiasm for that wouldn’t offer you the progression you would of got at your previous job. I can see why people would but if you’re already a multi millionaire moving for more money (even double your money) is just greed.
I think we underestimate some of this people's backgrounds.
Urgh fan boys and girls are the worst.
That's a load of twaddle. They broke the record for the most executions in 2022.
www.amnesty.org
I think the climate alone will prevent Saudi from developing a top league personally.
If you’re broke in retirement after a decade or so of being a premier league footballer (or top flight really) then I don’t really think the extra £10-£20 million will make much difference. You’ve probably got some Meth and gambling addiction problem or some shit and you’ll probably be dead by the time you’re 40.
It's crucial to distinguish between the government, its interpretation of religion, and the lived experience of individuals—whether they are locals or foreigners. While it's true that Wahhabism influences Saudi Arabian laws and norms, it's a bit reductionist to assume that everyone in the country, including the ruling class, strictly adheres to it. Evidence suggests that ruling class members often separate their public persona from their private behaviour.
You get more people believing that they are changing and improving, purely because they buy players. The reality demonstrates the opposite
The extra money probably won't help as they will just spend and give away more but they won't look at it that way.
They could be the first forum that pays the members a donation. Their A&C equivalent will post a donation drive asking members to come in and claim their money. This site relies on your collections. Please come and post your love for Al Ahli like a true fan. We have no history so please bring some with you. It's like this site but people are moaning they're spending too much and getting deals done too quickly. Why did we spend this much on Veiga and not haggle? Khalid out!
It's a massive difference mate. They also pay no personal tax there. He will earn close to what he would have earned in his entire career in Europe in about 3 years (roughly - possibly less). If he then stays there for 5-10 years then he will be leaving with potentially 50- 100 million on top of that.
