Saudi Arabia ein dey Back di Club World Cup: Wetin dey Happen?
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Saudi Arabia ein money dey show face for di revamped Club World Cup. But why dis country dey put money into an event wey struggle to get people ein eye, dey draw yawa say e go affect players, local leagues, plus environment?
For those wey wan understand wetin dey go on for di next month of competition for US, Miami ein Hard Rock Stadium go be di best place to start. Na dat place Real Madrid go kick off demma Club World Cup campaign, plus new signing Trent Alexander-Arnold go play ein first game.
Di fact say di Spanish giants wan pay Liverpool £8m make dem get di defender early so he go play for di tournament show say plenty money dey. With prize money wey reach $1bn (£750m), top European teams fit chop up to £97m if dem win, but some people dey fear say dis money go spoil local leagues plus balance.
Real ein Saudi opponents - Al-Hilal - show another interesting part of di tournament. Di Riyadh club na kingdom ein Public Investment Fund (PIF) get am. But di vast sovereign wealth fund ein involvement for dis competition no stop for dia.
For December, sports streaming platform DAZN agree to pay Fifa - football governing body - $1bn for di tournament ein global broadcast rights. Dat no be di only surprise, because dem promise say dem go show di live action for free. Dis one dey come after Fifa struggle to find broadcast partners, plus DAZN lose plenty money for recent years.
Then, some weeks later, PIF subsidiary announce say dem get minority stake for DAZN for $1bn - dey explain say dat time say dem wan...
Wetin Dis Mean for Ghana Football?
Although di Club World Cup dey far from Ghana, di kain money wey dey inside fit affect how African clubs dey compete. If European clubs dey get more money, e fit be difficult for African teams to compete for international competitions.
Di Future of Football
Di involvement of Saudi Arabia for football dey raise questions about di future of di game. Na good thing say money dey enter, but we need to make sure say e no dey spoil di game plus fairness.
- More money for clubs
- Better players dey attract
- E fit spoil competition