sports industry

Written by / Ali Al-Basha
No matter how different the visions about the football professionalism move in Saudi Arabia; It represents the beginning of the real professional football industry, which began fourteen years ago, gradually and unhurriedly, to match the Qatari and Emirati versions. After the Doha World Cup, it turned the world’s attention to Saudi cities and clubs.
• Hitting big professional deals in Saudi clubs is not a new product of the hour. Before the Brazilian Neymar (2023), who represents the best among the magicians currently, Al Hilal, the owner of the sweeping masses and the richest financially, had brought in the year (1978) the feat player Rivelino after the World Cup in Argentina.
• Therefore, the current football deals that Saudi clubs make through Cristiano, Mani, Tevez and Benzema; And others, there were those who preceded them for these stadiums, and where the football industry has been planning since then, as we found that the best Tunisian stars after the World Cup in Argentina landed in Saudi clubs.
• The sports industry, specifically football; It always starts with strong government decisions, as such global deals would not have occurred if there were no strong support and supreme directives for (financially rich) companies of all specializations, to adopt the support of clubs and reduce the burden placed on government support.
• Currently, Saudi stadiums and clubs are under the eyes of professionals in Europe. Especially those with experience who have advanced in age and do not want to be imprisoned as a reserve plant, even for short periods, and their (market) value does not decline; Therefore, there is nothing better than the Saudi offers to put their expertise in.
• It is no secret that the directives by officials to focus more in the coming period on attracting young players from European stadiums; And this would certainly be a quantum leap if it took place. This depends on the technical levels and their international monitoring. Perhaps the expansion of space transportation will give more temptation to young players.
• The weather may have an effect; And solutions will be present in the next steps for the stadiums and reliance on technical alternatives in cooling, as happened with the Qatari stadiums in the World Cup, and Saudi Arabia is a pioneer in this regard, as is the case in the cooling system in the Grand Mosque in Mecca, and where that was preceded by (Al-Tasos) marble * for the floor * of the Grand Mosque!