I wonder who first did this in the gulf. Ever heard of Rivelino?Khalid-S قال:
What's wrong with Batistuta? He came to Qatar when he was 34 after a problematic year at Inter, and easily became the leading scorer (and broke the scoring record), although he had injury problems. He was too old for the calcio but his physical fitness was still better than most gulf players, that's why he did good. The same is true with Figo (and Rivelino lol).Khalid-S قال:
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There's nothing wrong with getting a few high profile international players to boost a league's international reputation, even if it means paying a few millions for an 'old' player. It certainly worked for Al-Arabi in Qatar and even for Al-Hilal in the seventies. Sure, Rivelino and Batistuta were old and not up for euro leagues, but they were the best players in the gulf leagues. It's all relative. And the sums of money that they receive are very high because they're the only motivation to play in the gulf leagues. And who would blame them? After satisfying their ambitions in Europe or the world cup, they just want to retire by getting a few millions. That's a good enough motivation IMO. Figo would have been a good influence on the Saudi league, believe me.Khalid-S قال:
