Gulf News | “Congratulations on the National Day”

}The older sister (Saudi Arabia) lived yesterday (Friday), the twenty-third of September, the anniversary of the (National Day). Which extends to (1932), and where the country of the Two Holy Mosques has moved upwards at all levels. Leaders to one of the great nations.

}Today, it is an influential element on the international arena politically, economically, socially, educationally and athletically. In fact, it has become the most influential country in the development policies of the United Nations as a duty within its policy, including Provide him with a huge budget for this.

}And if we take sports as one of the elements that influenced Saudi Arabia, we will see that one of the major The World Football Championships, whose idea and launch was Saudi, is the Confederations Cup announced by the late Faisal bin Fahd. It started with the name of King Fahd Intercontinental Cup.

}This tournament, which began in 1992 with Saudi funding and on its soil, was officially adopted by FIFA in 1997, It became the second most important tournament following the World Cup, and stopped in 2019 following achieving its goals and increasing the number of teams in the world Cup

}This tournament contributed to the increase in the meetings between the champions of the continents, and the Kingdom became an influential element in the policy of FIFA, And a station for FIFA presidents whenever they travel the world to listen to the views of its football officials, and in particular to encourage leaders Sports in general and football in particular.

}No one disagrees that Saudi Arabia today takes upon itself the sports industry of all kinds, even if it is Football takes the largest place through the national teams, and the great development of the league in its various degrees and names, and on top of it Excellent and first class.

}Perhaps the policy followed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and under the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques; The Saudi Premier League has become the strongest among the Arab leagues today, and the professionals in it benefit from spherically advanced countries.

}The idea of ​​football has become in the knowledge of Saudi clubs an industry; it is spent on and financed by major investment companies, as well as The great and exceptional support for the government, and that the clubs began their steps to transform into companies that manage the game and to list it on the stock exchange .

}In recent years, the Kingdom has become an oasis for global sports, by hosting the Formula 1 car race, and copying One of the major soccer tournaments in the world, such as the Spanish Super Cup, and the transformation it has witnessed in its last two editions; And strive for the Italian Super, and embrace the largest horse races in the world.

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