{"id":65002,"date":"2025-08-20T09:26:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T12:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/saudi-footballs-critics-accused-of-fixating-on-money-ahead-of-super-cup-semi-in-hong-kong\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T09:26:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T12:26:07","slug":"saudi-footballs-critics-accused-of-fixating-on-money-ahead-of-super-cup-semi-in-hong-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/saudi-footballs-critics-accused-of-fixating-on-money-ahead-of-super-cup-semi-in-hong-kong\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi football\u2019s critics accused of fixating on money ahead of Super Cup semi in Hong Kong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Michel, the decorated Al-Qadsiah head coach, has accused Saudi football\u2019s detractors of ignorance ahead of his team\u2019s Saudi Super Cup semi-final against Al-Ahli in Hong Kong on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The Spaniard, who won six La Liga titles as an exceptional midfielder for Real Madrid, said people in his homeland \u201conly discuss football in Saudi Arabia from a financial perspective\u201d.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Despite spending more than US$80 million following promotion to the top flight last season, and forking out around US$76 million for Serie A top scorer Mateo Retegui from Atalanta this summer, Al-Qadsiah are the lowest spenders and least heralded of the four teams competing in this week\u2019s Super Cup.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Referencing Al-Hilal\u2019s progress to the quarter-finals of the recent Club World Cup, Michel, said: \u201cThey delivered a high level of performance in a big tournament, full of international players, so when people just want to talk about money it gives you the impression they are talking without proper information.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cPeople who have the information know Saudi teams have big potential and a high level.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-inline-container e1a5rv550 css-1llrc1m e1yqhwb40\" data-qa=\"Component-renderMap-StyledDiv\">\n<div class=\"image-inline caption e1fvabeq0 css-19sk4h4 ea9pn0s0\" data-qa=\"Component-Container\">\n<figure class=\"image-inline caption ea9pn0s1 css-1qeofuq e1gf69pb0\" data-qa=\"ArticleImage-ArticleImageContainer\">\n<div data-qa=\"ArticleImage-handleRenderImage-ImageContainer\" class=\"css-0 e1gf69pb3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"New Al-Qadsiah striker Mateo Retegui enjoys scoring in a friendly against Sevilla this month. 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