Selling Saudi Soccer, One Like at a Time
The standard of play in the Saudi Pro League doesn’t matter when no one’s watching the games.
Inside the Saudi Soccer Gold Rush
The kingdom’s pursuit of the world’s best soccer players has unleashed a feeding frenzy among agents and executives. One Saudi is trying to bring order to the chaos.
Messi and Benzema, Saudis and Soccer, Bread and Circuses
Soccer is the ultimate prize in Saudi Arabia’s push in sports. Karim Benzema’s signing offered a glimpse of the price tag. Lionel Messi’s rejection showed its limits.
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How Apple and David Beckham Beat Saudi Arabia in the Race for Messi
A complex arrangement, involving Apple, to bring the soccer star to Miami shows how to trump the free-spending kingdom — and how hard that may be to duplicate.