Saudi Arabia’s extraordinary football overhaul explained
The Athletic FC Podcast
06/07/23
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This week the Saudi Arabian domestic league announced a big revamp. In short it’s more teams, bigger talent, and a huge injection of cash.
How will it work? Who could be joining Cristiano Ronaldo and now Karim Benzema out there? And what is the Kingdom's ultimate goal?
To answer these questions Mark Chapman is joined by Adam Crafton, Jacob Whitehead and Wael Jabir
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