Message to Saudi Sports Minister on League Title Distribution Allegations

Football Federation, this is my message to the Ministry of Sports.

Accusing the Saudi League of fixing who wins the titles is not just hype.

- Right.- It is not hype. Do not take it as some kind of sensationalism.

You need to understand this. Accusing the Saudi League

of helping one team,

you know, by the way, this talk is not from two years ago or from three years ago,

it goes back a thousand years,

this is from a thousand years ago.

I am a man who has followed the Saudi League for 50 years, for 45 years,

back when my age was seven years old and I have been following the Saudi League.-

You aged yourself.

But I am talking seriously, really, there is nothing joking about this talk.

I am directing this message to the Minister of Sports, Prince Faisal bin…

Abdulaziz bin Turki Al- Faisal. Your Highness, Prince,

these accusations that are being made against the Saudi League are not media

sensationalism, this is a grave mistake.

It is a great insult to the Saudi League that you consider them,

that the Disciplinary Committee considers them accusations from media outlets.

This is trivializing. Honestly, this is misleading.

It’s manipulation by the Disciplinary Committee.

The Disciplinary Committee has nothing to do with it, I don’t want to go into it.

You know, I know a lot of things. What’s happening now is wrong. Look, next season,

if a player even hints about the Saudi League,

if he is not insulted in the stands,

he lost in the stands for six matches,

this is not in the best interest of Saudi football.

We are not in the Turkish League,

where they hired nine thousand referees and fifty thousand players,

and suspended clubs, even club presidents.

We are not in the Turkish League.- Okay, fine.- Are you done? Are you done?