‘Exciting new chapter’: Kings League MENA announces Riyadh return as Saudi team DR7 topple world champions
RIYADH: Kings League MENA is set to return to the Saudi capital for its first full-length season on Sept. 18 with an expanded roster of 10 teams.
The competition, a joint venture between Kings League and Saudi PIF company SURJ Sports Investment, is the regional edition of the next-generation, seven-a-side football league created by Gerard Pique, formerly of FC Barcelona and the Spanish national team.
The announcement came after Saudi team DR7 recorded a historic victory at the Kings World Cup Clubs.
Kings League CEO Djamel Agaoua said: “Expanding to 10 teams marks an exciting new chapter, bringing together even more of the region’s leading creators to deliver the excitement, emotion and entertainment that define the Kings League experience for a new generation of fans.”
