Al-Hilal’s win over Manchester City lays bare strength of Saudi Arabia
Club World Cup upset may be a turning point in how football in the region is viewed by Europe’s elite
So it came to pass that the blue moon was eclipsed by the crescent and the world of football took on a slightly different hue. For the past couple of years, the Saudi Pro League had been dismissed as a destination for the old, greedy, unambitious or all three. On Tuesday, European football woke up to be faced with a new side of Saudi Arabian football as Al-Hilal celebrated a 4-3 win over Manchester City to go through to the quarter-finals of the Club World Cup.
If a member of the European elite being turned over by a team that had previously been little-known on the world stage was what the competition needed then this was it. Continue reading...
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