Italy legend, Christian Vieri has come out to say that the Saudi league can be the biggest league in the world in the next 10 years. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, if the Saudi government want to become the biggest league in the world anytime soon, they definitely have the money to make it happen eventually.
Vieri added that the league already has a legend like Ronaldo promoting it, so it can only get better.
His words, “If the Saudi government wants to become the biggest league in the world, then I think in five to 10 years they can become the biggest league in the world. They have the money, they have the structures, and they have started to build (new) stadiums and training facilities.
It’s not going to take three days because they’ve only started but you’ve got one of the biggest players that’s played soccer, Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored 54 goals last year, and he’s amazing, and he’s 38-years-old. He never complains, plays every game, takes care of his body in an incredible way – so for the Saudi league, you couldn’t have a better player to promote your league. I think this is a very important league and it can be a very important league in future.”
Del Piero added, “There’s been a huge change in a positive way and improvement in every aspect, and this is amazing. It’s unpredictable what will happen, in a good way. We need to see how many other players come and the quality of the players. Then we will see the results of the clubs and the results of the national team.
The investments are in one direction so the projection should be going up every year. Last year was a huge year with the number and the quality of the players coming to Saudi. It was unbelievable.
In my era, Serie A was the centre of the world. Every best player went there. Now everything has changed in the past few years. Borders are open and it’s good for football.”
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