Ahead of tonight's game on Tyneside, Saudi Arabia football chief talks about visits to St James' Park.
Fair to say, the game attracted plenty ofNo doubt the media, if not paying spectators, will be out in force again tonight, as this time Saudi Arabia take on South Korea in a friendly kick about.
Ahead of today’s St James’ Park game that kicks off at 5.30pm, the President of the Saudi Arabia Football Federation, Yasser Al Misehal, has been talking to the media. Yasser Al Misehal is also a member of the FIFA Council after having been elected to it in February this year, this is what he had to say to“We were given the opportunity to come to Newcastle.through the British Embassy in Riyadh, to start the co-operation and maybe some programmes to help, particularly with our women’s national team.“It is a very good location for us and for the players.“It was directly with the CEO of the club.
“Having the PIF as an independent authority owning the biggest shares of Newcastle United is something very positive for both sides.“A lot of other English clubs may have a larger fan base in Saudi Arabia, so having the Saudi national team playing at St James’ Park is a very useful tool.”
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