Fan groups enjoy exploring city – even if some visitors struggle to find food options, with one saying ‘I only ate a burger from Five Guys’
For football fans who travelled from the Middle East to watch this week’s Saudi Super Cup in Hong Kong, it was about much more than star individuals such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema.
Whereas most of the Chinese spectators the Post spoke to were attending purely to see Al-Nassr captain Ronaldo, and to a lesser extent Al-Ittihad skipper Benzema, the Saudi fans saw it as an opportunity to support their teams at a competitive tournament.
All four clubs attracted fan groups to the city from Riyadh, Jeddah and Khobar, and before the matches, they could be seen outside Hong Kong Stadium, handing out free club scarves and waving flags. Inside the ground, they brought the noise, leading chants and banging drums.
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