RIYADH: The 2022-2023 season of the Saudi Professional League is almost upon us and there are, as always, lots of questions. Arab News looked into the future and attempted to predict this season’s major issues. Champions: Al-Nassr It is the toughest call of all, but of the contenders, Al-Nassr are the ones who have really strengthened over the summer. The club finished
Back in February when Al-Ittihad were 16 points clear of Al-Hilal, not even the most optimistic fans of the team from Riyadh and their most pessimistic counterparts in Jeddah would have imagined that there would be a genuine title race, let alone a battle that had them neck and neck with two games to go. Not only has that scenario become reality, but the trophy is very much in
RIYADH: The unthinkable has happened, with once runaway leaders Al-Ittihad being reeled in by reigning champions Al-Hilal. Round 28 out of 30 in the Saudi Professional League season was a stunner and means that fans are in for a real treat when the campaign resumes in June. 1. Al-Hilal now the favorites There has been an amazing turnaround at the top. In less than a week,
RIYADH: For some time now, there have been calls for more Saudi Arabian players to head overseas. Not only does this provide vital international experience for the country’s best talent to develop and then bring back to the national team and their colleagues it also gives opportunities for young players at home to step up to fill the gap. It is also exciting to see how they
For most clubs, going without a win for three games is just a blip, but for Al-Hilal it is a full-blown crisis. The reigning Saudi and Asian champions had already qualified for the knockout stages of the Asian Champions League by the time they collected just one point from the last two games of their group, but there was still criticism. Then came the 1-0 loss at Al-Feiha last