The Saudi Story - Part 2

Football Daily

BBC

Soccer, Sports, News, Sports News, Sport

4.3 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 2 August 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Mark Chapman is joined by Saudi journalist Ahmed Al-Omran and The Athletic’s Adam Crafton to explore the incredible transfer strategy undertaken by the Saudi Arabian Pro-League and the influence of the Kingdom’s Public Investment Fund. We’ll hear from Premier League Chief Executive Richard Masters and Pep Guardiola before finding out why ex-Wigan midfielder Max Power moved there. Finally the environmental concerns of the expansion are explored as well as what the future of the sport looks like, with Saudi Arabia as a big player. TIMECODES: 10:18 – Structure of the Pro-League 18:16 – Transfers 29:10 – Pep Guardiola and Richard Masters 35:55 – Max Power and his move to Saudi 44:20 – Greenwashing

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0:04.5	I'm Sasha Johansson, I'm an Assistant Commissioner for the BBC and I work on making podcasts.
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0:47.5	This is The Football Daily with Mark Chapman.
0:53.1	Some of the biggest names in football have joined the league, attendances at Stadia have
0:58.0	skyrocketed and the world has been forced to sit up and take notice.
1:03.1	So having gained our attention, the Saudi pro league is determined to keep it.
1:08.3	How globally significant in the football world can it become and for the players and fans
1:14.2	will the sporting project ever outweigh financial incentives.
1:19.0	This is part two of the Saudi story.
1:31.4	Christiana Ronaldo has completed his move to Saudi Arabia inside El Nasa.
1:35.5	I might be here.
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