There seems no went to the number of sports you are investing in. Iwill number of sports you are investing in. I will be at the high point now or are we jUst Beginning thejourney . High point now or are we Ust Beginning the journey . Beginning the ourney . There is a loss, beginning the ourney . There is a loss. As you beginning the journey . There is a loss, as you said, beginning the journey . There is a loss, as you said, our a loss, as you said, our ambition is to host the best events Around The World in the kingdom for the people of the kingdom for the people of the kingdom to see but also to invite the world to the kingdom. We have formula i is one of them. The olympics. These are the highest events that any nation would love to host within their countries. Within the 2030 vision, we have targets that we want to host the biggest advance to attract the biggest advance to attract the world sports to be part of that Employee A Role in that. Do you want to be the number one Sporting Superpower in the world . ,. ,. , one Sporting Superpower in the world . ,. ,. , world . They are hosted in all the countries world . They are hosted in all the countries around world . They are hosted in all the countries Around The World . They are hosted in all i the countries Around The World. If we can add to the sporting theme, that is something beneficial for everyone, and why not . I do not see it that way, were competing with others. See we are playing a role to develop a sports within the world and to be a part of the world and to be a part of the International Community. It is a competitive business. You mention the pre league mother players you have managed to attract a been taken away from other leagues. Do you think the Premier League should be worried . Premier league should be worried . �. ,. , worried . Are you a threat . I think the worried . Are you a threat . I think the premier worried . Are you a threat . I think the Premier League. Worried . Are you a threat . I | think the Premier League did that and that is how they started. Nobody questioned them when they did it. Our focus started. Nobody questioned them when they did it. 0urfocus is to develop sports within the kingdom, to develop a league, to attract the best in the world to be a part of our development. Today when you see these players playing on the pitch, the nine, six years old, they would aspire to be them in they would aspire to be them in the future. It they would aspire to be them in the future the future. It is our ambition. How is the the future. It is our ambition. How is the pre the future. It is our ambition. How is the pre league the future. It is our ambition. | how is the pre league going . How is the pre league going . There was a huge amount of interest and publicity around the transfer window. We also read about low attendances for some matches. How healthy is the pro league . Some matches. How healthy is the pro league . You will attend the pro league . You will attend the match. The pro league . You will attend the match, you the pro league . You will attend the match, you can the pro league . You will attend the match, you can see the pro league . You will attend the match, you can see for the match, you can see for yourself. You can meet the people and see the excitement that happens. 0f people and see the excitement that happens. Of course like anywhere in the world there are some matches that attract much more audience than others. All of our big matches, i would say, have attracted Record Numbers so far. Say, have attracted Record Numbers so far. The riyadh derby in numbers so far. The riyadh derby in the numbers so far. The riyadh derby in the saudi numbers so far. The riyadh derby in the saudi pre numbers so far. The riyadh derby in the saudi pre league. Derby in the saudi pre league. 0ne derby in the saudi pre league. One of several Sports Events and events are visited by the Ministry Of Sport officials. Having laws of the games biggest names here, saudi arabias remarkable spending three, both in the pro league and beyond, is generating plenty of hype and potentially growth as well. It is also forcing them to confront difficult questions over the disruption always investment is causing and the motivation that lies behind it. Clubs he spent almost 1 billion signing top stars from europe this summer. Transforming this league and sending shockwaves through the Transfer Market. While the top of the table because of the sla, some matches have been washed byjust a few hundred fans but the man leading the Recruitment Drive insists it is worth it. There has been an awful lot happening here and some big names recruited. What some big names recruited. What is the scale some big names recruited. What is the scale of some big names recruited. What is the scale of ambition some big names recruited. Thrust is the scale of ambition here . When you want to do something, you need to have the ambition to do it well and you would be, as ambitious as possible. This is the route that the kingdom of saudi arabia has embarked on the support of the crown prince and the Ministry Of Sports. 0ur and the Ministry Of Sports. Our goal is to create a hugely competitive league, one that is detaining and one that our people want to tune in to watch. ~. , ,. , watch. We have seen reports of uuite low watch. We have seen reports of quite low attendance watch. We have seen reports of quite low attendance for watch. We have seen reports of quite low attendance for some l quite low attendance for some games. Is a disappointing . Ht games. Is a disappointing . It is not disappointing. We will be happy to have all our citizens full or half full, we recognise the evolution that is taking place. Recognise the evolution that is taking place taking place. You are taking some of the taking place. You are taking some of the best taking place. You are taking some of the best players i taking place. You are taking some of the best players in | some of the best players in europe. Should they be worried . They have no reason to be worried. They should be encouraged because this belongs to all of us. You, me, the participants on the pitch, the players. The Football Industry is our industry and i think the saudi degree three ends to help and enhance that. The saudi degree three ends to help and enhance that. And enhance that. The spending we saw this and enhance that. The spending we saw this summer, and enhance that. The spending we saw this summer, will and enhance that. The spending we saw this summer, will they i we saw this summer, will they continue in the next transfer window, and the one after that . May now consolidate a little . Spending will depend on need. We will spend based on what we think is necessary for us. At some point it will be focusing on infrastructure development, improvement, performance improvement. 0ther improvement, performance improvement. Other times they may be an opportunity to go in as a it is time to give a boost to the Transfer Market and bring some players if they are available. It applies to every league in the world. For those who have not been here, how good is a standard . What is a comparison to the Premier League . Ht what is a comparison to the Premier League . What is a comparison to the premier leauue . , , Premier League . It impressed me a lot when Premier League . It impressed me a lot when i Premier League . It impressed me a lot when i came Premier League . It impressed me a lot when i came here. Premier league . It impressed me a lot when i came here. The a lot when i came here. The atmosphere is amazing. Ht is a lot when i came here. The atmosphere is amazing. It is a rival to the atmosphere is amazing. It is a rival to the premier atmosphere is amazing. It is a rival to the Premier League . | atmosphere is amazing. It is a rival to the Premier League . I | rival to the Premier League . I think it is one more league to improve football Around The World. I think that is the most important thing. If we can have the best players playing here as we have now, i believe we will have even more, why not . You will people question why deeply is calmer. Is itjust for the money . Deeply is calmer. Is it ust for the money . Deeply is calmer. Is it ust for the money . One of the thins for the money . One of the things is for the money . One of the things is the for the money . One of the things is the money for the money . One of the things is the money of for the money . One of the things is the money of course. You cannot either. It is a big project. People have no idea how their country is improving and other is improving he Anne Aly Football can be in a few years. In one year we did this. I believe in two more years, it will be an amazing league. From Newcastle United will be an amazing league. From Newcastle United to will be an amazing league. From Newcastle United to be will be an amazing league. From Newcastle United to be saudi. Newcastle united to be Saudi Pro League and golf, this building is now the heart of world sport. Here in the centre of the financial district is the headquarters of Saudi Arabias Public Investment Fund which, in recent years, has invested billions of pounds into sport on a scale and at a speed never seen before. Former premier League PlayerHenrique Greg now flies his trade he having signed for Pro League Club at the start of the season. What did you think when someone said to you there is interest in saudi arabia . What was our interest in saudi arabia . What was your first interest in saudi arabia . What was your first thought . Interest in saudi arabia . What was your first thought . Yes, l was your first thought . Yes, lets do it. Was the exciting move for me. Realistic enough to know i was not going to go back to a Premier League club becoming here, sort of felt like that. Because of the calibre of players. It was a place to karma. Calibre of players. It was a place to karma. How would you sa the place to karma. How would you say the standard place to karma. How would you say the standard of place to karma. How would you say the standard of football say the standard of football here is compare to the Premier League of the championship . It is hard to compare because you obviously have the top teams, the top teams here who are obviously Premier League quality. Between the top teams but then as you come down it levels out. It is hard to put into context as to what sort of level it is out. Level it is out. What about the atmosphere . Level it is out. What about the atmosphere . We level it is out. What about the atmosphere . We have level it is out. What about the atmosphere . We have read i atmosphere . We have read recently about low attendances for some matches. He was an idea of how long we can be . It could be 100, could be 200. Idea of how long we can be . It| could be 100, could be 200. As a disheartening playing in front of a few hundred people . No, look, igrew front of a few hundred people . No, look, i grew up in a non league so i am used to it. For me personally i can quickly adapt to things like that. Share adapt to things like that. Are ou here adapt to things like that. Are you here just adapt to things like that. Are you here just for adapt to things like that. Are you here just for the money . No, you herejust for the money . No, there is no size of it. Obviously a lot of players have come here for a lot more money but there is still the element of competition here as well. What is it like coming up against this calibre . You have in the past, jamaican international, you are used to that. But even you, you sometimes think this is crazy . It is bad. Dominic mad. It was more shocking when Rinaldo First came. I think that was like well, but then thatjust open the door for like well, but then thatjust open the doorfor all of like well, but then thatjust open the door for all of this to happen. If anything, it is all they have spent all this money but it is a good Return On Investment by the looks of it. Rinaldo has brought so much now to the Football Side of things. As ijust football. We have the boxing now. The bidding for the world cup. All of these things, formula 1. Will they be good world cup posts . Will they be good world cup osts . , i1 i , posts . Yes, 100 . They will make sure posts . Yes, 10096. They will make sure Everything Posts . Yes, 10096. They will make sure everything is posts . Yes, 10096. They will| make sure everything is done correctly and look, i think even just looking at the success of the qatar world cup, people are saying it is the best one. The best they have watched recently. Thatjust recently itself. Qatar is just down the road. Up up until relatively recently, for many, the idea of qatar and then here, saudi arabia, both hosting world cup is within the space ofjust 12 years have been inconceivable. The fact that they asked is a great deal about rapidly changing landscape in International Sports and the growing influence of this region. There has been a lot of debate around the Bidding Process that led you to becoming the sole bidder for 34. You to becoming the sole bidder for34. It you to becoming the sole bidder for 34. ,. , you to becoming the sole bidder for34. ,. ,. , for 34. It is been a part of our strategy for 34. It is been a part of our strategy since for 34. It is been a part of our strategy since 2015. I for 34. It is been a part of. Our strategy since 2015. What other Sporting Events you want to host and how to rebuild up to host and how to rebuild up to it. We have a study for a long time. When we saw opportunity, we submitted because we are ready. What we should look at is what benefits the sport of football. Trio the sport of football. No deals . He the sport of football. No deals . He was the sport of football. No deals . He was a the sport of football. No deals . He was a lack the sport of football. No deals . He was a lack of| deals . He was a lack of transparency deals . He was a lack of transparency dont deals . He was a lack of| transparency dont make everyone was clear on the regulations and nobody objected to them. I dont think there was any lack of transparency for fever. Was any lack of transparency forfever. It was any lack of transparency for fever. It was only that we are ready to do it. Maybe others are not. That is that our fault. Others are not. That is that ourfault. I5 others are not. That is that our fault others are not. That is that ourfault. ,. , our fault. Is your expectation that it would our fault. Is your expectation that it would be our fault. Is your expectation that it would be staged our fault. Is your expectation that it would be staged nowl our fault. Is your expectation l that it would be staged now in winter . I that it would be staged now in winter . , � e. , that it would be staged now in winter . e. ,. , that it would be staged now in winter . , � e. ,. , winter . I dont know, to be honest winter . I dont know, to be honest. Definitely winter . I dont know, to be honest. Definitely we winter . I dont know, to be honest. Definitely we are l honest. Definitely we are studying both options to see what is the best option to host the world cup. He what is the best option to host the world cup. The world cup. He was think it is possible the world cup. He was think it is possible to the world cup. He was think it is possible to have the world cup. He was think it is possible to have in the world cup. He was think it| is possible to have in summer . We are studying that. Hose is possible to have in summer . We are studying that. How could ou do we are studying that. How could you do that we are studying that. How could you do that when we are studying that. How could you do that when the you do that when the temperature is so. Hopefully we will find temperature is so. Hopefully we will find out temperature is so. Hopefully we will find out when temperature is so. Hopefully we will find out when our we will find out when our studies are finished. Definitely were looking at the possibilities. Why not look at that and see what are the possibilities . To you want in the summer . I dont know what the summer . I dont know what the decision will be. We are definitely work to make sure it is the best world cup to ever be hosted. Is the best world cup to ever be hosted be hosted. There are also concerned be hosted. There are also concerned that be hosted. There are also concerned that sport be hosted. There are also concerned that sport is i be hosted. There are also i concerned that sport is being used to improve the reputation of a country where womens rights are restricted and homosexuality is illegal. For those who say that saudi arabia is not a suitable host, not an appropriate host for a global event such as the world cup, what is your message . Irate event such as the world cup, what is your message . We have showcased what is your message . We have showcased that