Okay, let's bring in more on that huge breaking news.
Significant breaking news.
Let's go to Riyadh.
No plans.
I'm so sorry.
He became a threat to the Saudi team.
It was a big deal for us.
I'm very happy.
It's a new experience for me.
It's a new challenge for me.
Hilal is working with Neymar to strengthen their ranks to regain the title they lost last season.
I want this picture of the champion.
Hilal will always be at the top, God willing.
I'm very excited to make a new history.
Good night for our fans.
The number of matches I attended was exceptional.
Let's start.
Neymar Jr.
The world's most expensive player requires surgery after seriously injuring his knee whilst playing for Brazil.
He ruptured his ACL and tore his meniscus.
Neymar won't play football for at least eight months.
Without their star player, some are wondering who will take over Neymar's position in the club.
Fahad Abdallah Al-Faraj, the executive manager of the football team at the club.
I played for 12 years as a professional player in the first team.
My connection with the club is not a professional one.
It's a connection of love, loyalty and passion.
You should have brought your team into the stadium.
You should have strengthened the opponent, the referee and the crowd.
You should have helped your team.
Forget about us.
Today, I'm the first manager of the football team.
It's a big responsibility.
Everything that has to do with football is under my control.
I also work directly with the coach and artistic director of the team almost daily.
Our ambition is to make the Hilal Club the best club in the world.
We will win, God willing.
Helal is the heart of the sport.
Helal is the most competitive team.
It's the most competitive team in the Arab League.
It's the most competitive team in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Helal has 18 titles in a row.
Helal fans always say that every generation is better than the previous one.
Helal is the heart of the sport because it's in the capital.
It's based in the capital, so the capital is in the heart and Helal is in the heart of the capital and Helal is in the heart of the heart.
Hilal, like all great clubs, has a content of history that is not only successful, but seem to have, you know, stand the test of time.
They're determined to be the best.
I'm coach Jorge Jesus, I'm 79 years old.
Alilal has a good structure so that a coach can do a good job.
This is due to the work of the president and a sports director, Fahad, a former player of Alilal.
My experience helps me to have a better knowledge.
That's the experience.
The priorities
The ideas of the team are not individual, they are collective.
I give a lot to the players, first the collective ideas, then the ideas of the individual interests.
Therefore, I am in a club that, in my opinion, is the biggest club in Asia.
On this planet, there are three players who have always been considered the three best players in the world.
Neymar, Messi and Ronaldo.
Guadalajara had one of those three.
Barcelona, then Paris Saint-Germain, and there are amazing numbers.
This means that it is a winning deal, a demanding deal, and a marketing deal for the club and for the country.
The presence of stars like Neymar, Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, and the rest of the stars in India has an impact, even on the desire of the Saudis to follow football.
Hi, how are you today?
Look, I saw an opportunity to come to the Saudi Arabian League.
So I saw the league growing.
Cristiano was the pioneer of it all.
And you see the league growing, bringing in new players.
So having these players here helps you adapt and everything.
Anyway, I'm feeling good.
I'm feeling calm.
My family is also happy.
So that's what matters.
I came from a long time off, actually.
I was injured in my ankle.
I was out for six months.
I only made the preseason with Paris Saint-Germain, where I was hardly used in the games.
I wasn't 100% there.
Finally, Neymar in his first match after five matches in the season.
Will Neymar be able to raise expectations and prove himself on the pitch tonight?
Neymar is a player who adds situations to the game.
and very important for young Saudi players, for their growth, for their passion for football.
There's no doubt that coach Ibn Ibn Ayn al-Lahab values Nimar's high level of skill.
Nimar is a world-class star and a world-class coach.
I think the adaptation to the field, to the team, to the climate, to my body.
I was there for a short time, but when I was on the field, I was very happy.
There were matches with the national team in the World Cup qualifiers.
Another confusion now, Neymar on the field.
Who are on the field right now?
Every athlete knows their body.
You know when you hurt something, you know when it's very serious.
My biggest fear, ever since I started, has always been me.
From a distance, it looked like you were even crying.
I hurt my knee.
So today I'm facing my biggest fear.
After about 24 hours, or 48 hours, we confirmed that the player had a cruciate ligament injury, which will prevent him from completing the season.
This injury is a painful blow for us.
A big blow.
God willing, we will continue our journey to win the championship without Le Mans this season.
The most important question is, who will be the star in the case of Neymar's absence?
The 2023 season was different for Ireland.
Congratulations!
The season ended with a 13-point difference behind its rivals, the United States.
This is not normal for the club.
The United Nations is the oldest club in the Saudi League.
It's one of the biggest fan bases in the country.
Although they're two different cities, the competition between them is sometimes called a derby, even though it's a classic.
The first match you look for in your schedule is a classic match.
Gilan is a competition that's been going on for 40 years, almost 30 years.
It's the most important classic for the strength of Gilan and for the history of the league.
At the beginning of the season, Gilan wanted me to come back and build the team.
Giorgio Jesus came to the Hilal and benefited from the contract with eight non-Saudi players.
The rules around signing foreign players in the SPL is very simple.
Each of the 18 clubs are allowed to sign a maximum of eight foreign players.
If you have a visa and you don't know who you're signing with,
Today, Hilal, by God's grace, was challenged.
For us, they're stars.
They play in a big league in Europe.
We're sure that they'll add to the team.
And, God willing, they'll all have an impact on the league.
To sign with seven players in a few days, I think it's very difficult.
It's a big risk, especially if you're always looking for wins and titles.
That's what Hilal is used to.
Mashallah, mashallah.
Mitrovic wanted to go to Al-Hilal, and he told relatives that he wasn't going to play for Fulham again.
Let's go.
Before Mitrovic joined Saudi Arabia, I think he had a goal.
Mitrovic goes for goal, and he's having that kind of a season.
He's lost out to Mitrovic!
It's 1-0!
Oh, my goodness, that's stopping it.
Welcome.
We're very happy to have you.
I think the club has achieved a great sign of success in attracting foreign players.
At the local level, Salim Al-Dosri is a player, some even call him the extra foreign player in the club.
With the knowledge and presence of foreign players, Salim will be one of the stars of the season.
Salim is a case of love.
As a person, I love this type of player.
In difficult situations or situations where there are ups and downs, he gives you 200%.
I don't know if it's true that he's a big player.
I like to support any player who plays because we all have a future.
As a captain, it means a lot to me.
We've set our names in history.
We have to win every title we play.
The legendary title, or the historical title, is something I'm proud of.
It's not a joke.
The best ever.
Your AFC Player of the Year for 2022 is Salem Aldossary from Saudi Arabia.
Let's have a big round of applause for our IFC Player of the Year.
Hello?
Hello.
Hello, welcome, Abu Saad.
Hello, welcome, my hero.
Hello, hello, welcome.
Congratulations.
No, thousands of congratulations.
God bless you, my friend.
As I told you, you are always a role model for all the Saudi players and the next generation.
So, congratulations.
Amen, amen.
I'm happy, I'm happy.
In this short time, thank you, honestly.
God bless you.
God bless you, honestly.
to win the best player award in Asia.
He is a role model that can be presented to the world as one of the best footballers in Saudi Arabia.
The Clasico is one of the most important matches in which neither the fans nor the players want to lose.
It's a big challenge.
There are important stars like Ante, Fabinho, Karim Benzema.
First minute, come on.
This is one of the biggest derbies that I played in my career.
You could feel the pressure before the game.
You could sense the tension.
No, I like to say this is my time to shine and introduce myself to the Saudi League.
This is the game when you want to be remembered, when you want to be part of and people remember you for a long time.
Wake up, wake up, wake up.
Focus, focus, focus.
The game has several components that...
are fundamental, right?
And it's all connected to each other.
The physical component cannot be separated from the tactical component.
Romarinho!
Goal!
Abdelhamid sends the ball beautifully.
Metrovic!
As soon as I hit the ball, I know he's going to go in.
Amazing feeling, amazing goal.
For sure, one of the best goals I ever scored.
Our way of working values and improves them.
In football, in the Cup, there is a language, which is the language of football.
The union in attack.
Kareem Benzema in space.
A beautiful touch.
Benzema.
And the crescent seems far from his speed.
Savic scores in the ball practice.
It falls to Hamdallah.
Allah!
The referee always takes every chance.
We ended up losing 3-1.
In the first half, we didn't manage to secure Neymar's goal.
They're two world-class strikers.
In the middle of a coach's game, you have to go through the individual characteristics of the players.
The Crescent needs 45 minutes.
As a player, I think I'm aggressive.
Winner.
I hate to lose.
Just do like a lot of football and do anything to win.
This is a better football than the Crescent.
A big save by Groohy.
Mithrou follows.
This is great.
You feel that this is the moment where we train the game.
He's a star player and a man at the same time.
He feels he has a responsibility to win.
Salim!
Goal!
What an amazing comeback from the Crescent.
When the foreign players arrived, everyone said, Salim is going to disappear.
And it's true.
Salim had a huge impact on the Crescent more than the foreign players.
We're proud of him and happy for him, because he's 100% Saudi.
Everything is over.
The Crescent wins the Clasico and wins the League.
The Crescent has won the title to move on to the next round.
The League wants revenge when they meet in the near future.
Good win, three points.
Hat-trick, win in derby.
Amazing, brother.
Because in football, when you win or lose, you always have to know why.
Because there's always an answer.
And that's one of the principles that I think a coach has to have.
Me second.
Oh, what?
Me second.
OK, OK.
Second.
Why?
Hey, why you change?
Thank you, my friend.
Why you change?
You did best.
No.
Oh, no.
No, no, no.
Change, change, change.
Come, come.
Let's go, let's go.
Let's go, boys.
Let's go, let's go.
I met Salma al-Dosry in the World Cup between Saudi Arabia and Argentina.
Saudi Arabia was the latest in the world.
Saudi Arabia, the smallest team in the world, faces Argentina, who are in the race to win.
The fans in the country are holding their breath, while Lionel Messi is about to kick off the penalty kick, just ten minutes from the start of the match.
Messi, at the middle of the pitch, he asked the ball, you stay in front of the defence.
Take your phone, you can make a picture with him, huh, if you want.
Yes, but no.
You're in front of the defense.
You have no money.
He's going to follow.
Come on, guys.
Come on.
This is a worker.
Give everything.
Hey, come on.
Make yourself.
For me personally, it's an honor to have nine players from the club.
It's a dangerous opportunity for Salih Al-Shihri.
He steps up and the ball is in the goal!
Al-Shihri scores!
A legendary goal for the Argentinian team.
The pressure is on.
Salim Al-Dosa is trying to play.
In that moment, Salim Al-Dawsiri broke the world record.
My goal in the World Cup against the best team in the World Cup, Argentina, is indescribable, honestly.
Especially after scoring the second goal, which was the goal to win.
Osalam Al-Basari, he becomes the standard.
A lot of the young people in the kingdom want to look at him and say, I want to be, you know, Osalam someday.
He left Saudi Arabia with his family to receive intensive treatment after the injury.
The question now is, will he return to the crescent this season?
Will he be able to recover?
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
I confess that this was the most devastating injury in my career.
I was really sad, really upset in the first month.
I knew it was a very serious injury, but at the same time, a long one.
It's really bad to be away from home.
It's a complicated injury at first.
In the beginning, you just feel the pain.
I just felt the pain, so I just wanted it to go away.
I wanted to bend my knee as fast as possible, so I could get my movements back so the pain would go away.
It's getting better.
If you don't have the people you love by your side, your family, your friends, it's hard for you to come back after this injury.
Because it really affects your psychology, it affects your body, because I'm not over 20 years old.
I was 31 at the time.
So I'm a very grateful guy for having a lot of friends, for having my family around, for having my kids, who motivate me every day.
I think the son is always a divine gift from God.
And, man, being a father again is wonderful.
My daughter had just been born, she was a month old.
I'm the one who stops hitting here, okay?
It's a mixture of emotions.
I was very happy, very content, and then I got hurt.
So you start to think about a lot of things.
But the good thing is that I was able to stay close to her almost every day.
It was good for me.
It helped me.
It was my safe haven at that moment.
It's impossible for Nadi Hilal to stand against a certain player.
I know that Neymar, as a size and as a player, is one of the best players in the world, but Nadi Hilal will not stop at any player, no matter who he is.
It's true that if we had Neymar, we would be stronger, that's why I hired him.
The team is a spirit of responsibility.
I pass on this idea to the players.
The most important thing is Al-Dilal, not the coach, Georges Jours, or any of the players on the team.
See you tomorrow, guys.
No doubt, we lost a big player, a big artistic impact, but the team performed excellently, with our coach, and there was a lot of change, a lot of solutions.
I think the rivalry between Mitrovic and Salim Al-Dawsiri has shown us that there could be a new partnership in the tournament.
Mitrovic is one of the most important players in the club.
He is also one of the most important stars in the club.
The Hilal team has won 24 consecutive wins without a draw.
But the real test will be when they face the Ithdihar team in the second Iclassico of this season.
The Hilal team has been playing since September without any losses, thank God.
Everyone wants to stop the Hilal team.
I want to be the number one scrimmage champion
Mitrovic played a vital role with the Crescent.
He scored 19 goals with the first half.
I think he is a beautiful figure for the fans of the Blue Team.
For the 80-yard game, I was suspended.
Yeah, yeah.
Very stupid.
I tried to stop the keeper from playing fast and get a yellow card, and straight in my head, I thought, I'm going to miss next game.
I was sad because I'm not going to play the big game.
I want to be part, but I know that the guys will get the job done.
Metrovic's suspension is a major crisis for coach Jorge Jesus.
Metrovic is our main scorer, but the next game won't be in the game.
We have to find solutions.
Because the creator often has to invent.
Without Mitrovic and Neymar, we had to invent.
For us, a player is always good.
To be present in big games, to stand out in big games, is what also marks our career.
The coach helped me a lot.
The team also bought the coach's idea.
But when he said I was going to do this position over Neymar, I said, coach, let's do it.
Wait a minute.
Neymar is a world phenomenon.
I grew up watching him shine at Santos.
I can try.
If you train me, the positioning, the movements I have to do, of course I'll be able to adapt quickly.
I'm very happy to be back and to meet my teammates after three months.
But I'm still a step behind.
I could be helping them in a different way, being on the field, seeing how the environment is, feeling like you're part of it.
There's no doubt.
It's a classic match.
It's going to be a strong match.
It's going to have big stars in the team.
We're going to continue the series of victories.
It's a classic.
It's a big event.
It's important to win, too.
I haven't caught any yet.
I haven't caught any, unfortunately.
I only followed from afar.
Here in Saudi Arabia, we have clubs like Madrid and Barcelona, or United and City.
The focus now is not only to achieve the title, but also to break many of the record numbers.
We are now entering the next phase, and the club has won 24 titles so far.
The entry of the Al-Hilal team, with 28 wins and breaking records, is the ambition of the Al-Hilal and the Al-Hilal players, and the sport of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Today, Al-Hilal is the most famous team in the world.
The Al-Hilal series will win, God willing, and we will break all the records, God willing.
Winning has become a normal thing for the club.
Is the club that defends its title the first team to defeat the club?
One, two, three!
It's cool.
It's cool to see your teammates, your team.
To see how the environment is.
To feel like you're a part of it.
This is a challenge in the left-hand area.
The Arabian ball is in the net!
The ball is from Salim Al-Arbiya, I think he's going to score, he's got it by mistake.
It's a strong pass, but it's a shot and it's a goal!
Oh my God!
Goal!
Goal for Al-Sharif!
Fard Al Hilal!
Salah Al-Sharif with another great pass!
Oh my God!
What a great pass!
Everything was exciting in the first half.
We had to keep working as we did.
If you look at Alilal's players, the last half hour is always stronger than the opponent.
It's a team that worked a lot to have a very good physical condition.
Milinkovic passes it to Salem Salem passes it to Mourn Milinkovic passes it to Sergi He plays a dangerous Arabic ball and scores a goal!
And it's a goal!
It's a goal!
It's a goal
I think our team is a very good team.
The quality of our team is very good.
In the players, in everything, I think, in general, the way our team plays, the work Jesus has been doing, I think that makes all the difference.
He is a pioneer, he is a champion, he is a pioneer, he is a champion, he is a champion, he is a champion.
He's got it!
It's amazing!
It's amazing, Saoud!
What a goal!
What a beautiful goal by Saoud Abdelhameed!
Once again from the United Defense.
What a beautiful goal!
This is not Tahir, guys.
You are the one who is deceiving, because he is Tahir Ayman.
In football, this is not how it starts, it's how it ends.
This is one of the phrases that I say a lot to my team.
It's not how it starts, it's how it ends.
But the team kept winning until today.
And that's what we want to do until the end.
At this time, 23-24.
Despite all the absence, the crescent is always present.
It has a terrifying winning culture.
Football is not... If you play Mitrovic or Neymar, football is much more than that.
Football is not an exact science, nor will it ever be an exact science.
Today, for players, it's very important to achieve a title with the club, to write your name and read your name in the history of the club.
I'm so anxious to play football again, to move even more.
When you see your teammates on the field, it's not easy to keep your head up.
Thank you.
Good work, man.
But it's also something that helps you.
You can say, I need to recover as soon as possible to do the same thing.
You can say whatever you want.
If you don't have stars, you will not get interest.
Benzema!
Benzema is a world player.
The atmosphere is great.
It's just not happening for him.
He's just not happy there.
First of all, this is a question that cannot be asked in the presence of the United Nations.
And it cannot be asked to the captain of the United Nations.
How can I explain this?
Bye!