{"id":39397,"date":"2023-08-17T12:22:41","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T09:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/?p=39397"},"modified":"2023-08-17T12:22:44","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T09:22:44","slug":"neymar-proudly-credits-ronaldo-for-the-saudi-pro-leagues-transformation-in-a-recent-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/latest\/neymar-proudly-credits-ronaldo-for-the-saudi-pro-leagues-transformation-in-a-recent-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Neymar Proudly Credits Ronaldo For The Saudi Pro League&#8217;s Transformation In A Recent Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Neymar Proudly Credits Ronaldo For The Saudi Pro League&#8217;s Transformation In A Recent Interview<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Neymar has now officially been given his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CwAQYe7tBlG\/?img_index=1\">new Al Hilal kit,<\/a> finished his medical, and will soon be making his way to the Kingdom. In his first interview taken since his new signing, Neymar talked all about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cvwk5DLNXCI\/?img_index=1\">growth of football in Saudi<\/a>, and the reason why he came.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Neymar Proudly Credits Ronaldo For The Saudi Pro League&#8217;s Transformation In A Recent Interview<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2>Neymar made sure to give all credits to Ronaldo when talking about the Saudi Pro League&#8217;s outstanding growth<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;Neymar\u201d: \u201cExcited to write a new chapter of my story&#8221; \ud83d\udc99<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/neymarjr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@neymarjr<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Neymar_Hilali?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Neymar_Hilali<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q8G1IyV3ML\">pic.twitter.com\/Q8G1IyV3ML<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AlHilal Saudi Club (@Alhilal_EN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Alhilal_EN\/status\/1691905640770449697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 16, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Neymar mentioned that people initially called Ronaldo &#8216;crazy&#8217; when he first joined Al Nassr, but is now following his footsteps because of the MAJOR transformation of the league. Famous faces like Man\u00e9, Kant\u00e9, Neves, Benzema, and many more have signed to Saudi&#8217;s local clubs since Ronaldo&#8217;s debut back this past January.<\/p>\n<div style='clear:both;'><\/div>\n<p><!--infeed--><\/p>\n<h2>Here&#8217;s the lengthy list of famous faces that have signed to the Saudi Pro League since Ronaldo&#8217;s transfer to Al Nassr<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/08\/17120944\/Screenshot-2023-08-17-at-12.09.33-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39398\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/08\/17120944\/Screenshot-2023-08-17-at-12.09.33-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"914\" height=\"948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/08\/17120944\/Screenshot-2023-08-17-at-12.09.33-PM.png 914w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/08\/17120944\/Screenshot-2023-08-17-at-12.09.33-PM-medium.png 289w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/08\/17120944\/Screenshot-2023-08-17-at-12.09.33-PM-768x797.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/08\/17120944\/Screenshot-2023-08-17-at-12.09.33-PM-230x239.png 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 914px) 100vw, 914px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>From left to right: Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Man\u00e9, Alex Telles, Marcelo Brozovi\u0107, Seko Mohamed Fofana, Sergej Milinkovi\u0107-Savi\u0107, Kalidou Koulibaly, Malcom Filipe Silva de Oliveira, Ruben Neves, N&#8217;Golo Kant\u00e9, Fabinho, Jo\u00e3o Pedro Neves Filipe (Jota), Karim Benzema, Riyad Mahrez, Matthias Jaissle<em>,<\/em> Saint Maximin, \u00a0Roberto Firmino, \u00c9douard Osoque Mendy, Steven Gerrard, Moussa Demb\u00e9l\u00e9, Jordan Henderson, Jack Hendry, Neymar Jr.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Neymar Proudly Credits Ronaldo For The Saudi Pro League&#8217;s Transformation In A Recent Interview<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Neymar is also hyping up all football fans in the Kingdom as they flock up to buy the number 10 jersey!<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\">\ud83d\udc55\u0642\u0645\u064a\u0635 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0627\u0631\u064a\u0640\u062e\u064a \u0641\u064a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0645\u062a\u062c\u0631_\u0627\u0644\u0647\u0644\u0627\u0644<\/a> \ud83e\udd29\ud83d\udc99<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0644\u0647\u0644\u0627\u0644<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gCSRmSf4j3\">pic.twitter.com\/gCSRmSf4j3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0648\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0632\u0631\u0642\u0627\u0621 (@fans_of_alhilal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fans_of_alhilal\/status\/1691875085181653474?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 16, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Neymar Proudly Credits Ronaldo For The Saudi Pro League&#8217;s Transformation In A Recent Interview Neymar has now officially been given his new Al Hilal kit, finished his medical, and will soon be making his way to the Kingdom. 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In his first interview taken since his new signing, Neymar talked all about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cvwk5DLNXCI\/?img_index=1\">growth of football in Saudi<\/a>, and the reason why he came.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Neymar Proudly Credits Ronaldo For The Saudi Pro League&#8217;s Transformation In A Recent Interview<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2>Neymar made sure to give all credits to Ronaldo when talking about the Saudi Pro League&#8217;s outstanding growth<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;Neymar\u201d: \u201cExcited to write a new chapter of my story&#8221; \ud83d\udc99<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/neymarjr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@neymarjr<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Neymar_Hilali?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Neymar_Hilali<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q8G1IyV3ML\">pic.twitter.com\/Q8G1IyV3ML<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AlHilal Saudi Club (@Alhilal_EN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Alhilal_EN\/status\/1691905640770449697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Neymar mentioned that people initially called Ronaldo &#8216;crazy&#8217; when he first joined Al Nassr, but is now following his footsteps because of the MAJOR transformation of the league. Famous faces like Man\u00e9, Kant\u00e9, Neves, Benzema, and many more have signed to Saudi&#8217;s local clubs since Ronaldo&#8217;s debut back this past January.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_block","content":"<h2>Here&#8217;s the lengthy list of famous faces that have signed to the Saudi Pro League since Ronaldo&#8217;s transfer to Al Nassr<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/08\/17120944\/Screenshot-2023-08-17-at-12.09.33-PM.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39398\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/08\/17120944\/Screenshot-2023-08-17-at-12.09.33-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"914\" height=\"948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/08\/17120944\/Screenshot-2023-08-17-at-12.09.33-PM.png 914w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/08\/17120944\/Screenshot-2023-08-17-at-12.09.33-PM-medium.png 289w, 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