The much-anticipated Saudi Pro League match between Al-Hilal and Al-Riyadh will mark Neymar’s first appearance for Al-Hilal.
The stadium is named after Prince Faisal bin Fahd and is located in Riyadh. The game will begin at 3:00 p.m. in Braslia.
The news of Neymar’s transfer has caused a sensation in the Saudi league. In Brazil, he has set numerous scoring records.
He hasn’t been able to play because of ankle issues. According to Coach Jorge Jesus, he is now 100% healthy.
With four wins and a draw so far this year, Al-Hilal is off to a great start. However, Al-Riyadh has a hard time of it and is only a few places above the bottom.
BandSports and Canal Goat, two YouTube channels, will be broadcasting the game live. Lineups will be released one hour prior to the start of the game.
Neymar will likely play alongside Kalidou Koulibaly and Ruben Neves. Juanmi and Knowledge Musona are two potential additions for Al-Riyadh.
It’s not like any other game out there. It’s a reflection of the Saudi league’s success in luring elite players. Spectators won’t want to miss this tҺrilling showdown.
Background
With his transfer to Al-Hilal, Neymar has landed a lucrative contract. The two-year deal is worth $352 million to him.
He now earns less than football greats Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema, whose combined annual salaries total $176 million.
Both make $220 million annually while competing in the Saudi league.
The addition of Ronaldo (five-time ‘world’s greatest’ winner) and Benzema (Golden Ball winner) has been a boon to Saudi Arabian soccer. They are athletes for both Al Nassr and Al Ittihad.
Neymar Breaks Pelé’s Historic Brazil Goal Record
The significance of football in Brazilian culture is difficult to grasp unless you actually visit the nation. From a distance, Brazilians may appear to be avid football fans, but the trutҺ is far different.
Fans of the beautiful game can be found wherever. However, Brazilians adore and depend on football. It plays a significant role in their national identity and is arguably their most successful export. The crowning glory of their country.
Who wouldn’t want their country to be recognized as the greatest in the world in football?
In Brazil, as in other football-crazed countries like Argentina and England, every goal scored and every game played is magnified in the eyes of the inhabitants. Many people’s passion and escape from the country’s social, political, and economic hardships during the past century has been the sport of football.Football has been there for the people of Brazil, no matter their circumstances, from youngsters going hungry in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro to a public astonished and frighteneԀ by decades of military dictatorship in the 20th century.
Pelé is the nаme of the guy who did more than anybody else to mold Brazilian football into what it is today. In Brazil, Pelé is known as “O Rei,” which translates to “The King.” Along with Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona, he is widely regarded as one of the sport’s all-time greats. His legend in Brazil is untouchable; not even Ronaldo Nazario or Ronaldinho came close.Even if Neymar Junior never tops Pelé as Brazil’s all-time leading scorer, he has already accomplished one thing that no one else has. A benchmark that many said would never be surpassed.Neymar had tied Pelé with 77 goals for Brazil before last week’s match against Bolivia at home. After missing a penalty horribly, he still scored twice and became Brazil’s all-time leading scorer with 79 goals.Neymar celebrated his 78th career goal by pointing to the sky, an apparent nod to Pelé. After the game, he commented, “I never expected reaching this record. I can’t compare to Pelé or any of the other national team players.
In the 2022 World Cup quarterfinals against Croatia, Neymar scored one of his most spectacular goals for Brazil. He scored a spectacular goal in extra time that put his team up by a single goal and appeared to send Brazil on to the next round. After a shоcking equalizer and penalty shootout victory by Croatia, Neymar was unable to capture the most prestigious trophy in football for a second time.
As a taslimanic forward for Brazil, Pelé won the World Cup in 1958, 1962, and 1970. As a teenager in 1958 and a seasoned veteran in 1970, he scored game-winning goals at every event he participated in. That’s why, no matter how many goals Neymar scores, he’ll never be able to match Pelé’s record.
Even more legendary Brazilian players than Ronaldo and Romario and Rivaldo have lifted the World Cup trophy with their country. Some have argued that, now that Neymar has scored more goals than any other Brazilian player, he deserves to be considered Brazil’s greatest player since Pelé.
Neymar is only 31 years old at the moment. He is undoubtedly planning on attending the 2026 FIFA World Cup that will be held in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. He played a critical role in Brazil’s impressive qualification debut last week, but he has yet to write his nаme in international football’s annals at the highest level.
Even though he has since moved to Saudi Arabia, Neymar is still revered as a national hero in Brazil. He is the undisputed leader of the Brazilian national team, and you can still find kids wearing shirts with “Neymar 10” on the backs as you stroll the streets of Rio.
Even Neymar admits that the Brazilian idol Pelé is superior to him. Still, Brazil is desperate for a win after their last World Cup triumph in 2002, and all eyes are on him. A World Cup victory is long overdue by their standards.
If Neymar makes it to 2026, he’ll have a chance to cement his legacy in the same way that Lionel Messi did for Argentina in 2022. By that time, he will have shattered Pele’s record for most goals scored, but he still has one major task to complete before he can be considered another Brazil great.