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However, the next star that has been confirmed to move to Saudi to play next season is French star Karim Benzema who has agreed to leave Real Madrid for a nine-figure deal.Īdblock Adblock Plus Adblocker Ultimate Ghostery uBlock Origin Others Lionel Messi, who led Argentina to the World Cup title, has been linked with a move to the division, while French baller N’Golo Kante is also linked with a move to the league. More recently, fresh links have surfaced of famous players who could be making their way to the Saudi league. And while Al-Nassr just missed out on the league title, those running the Saudi league have stated that Ronaldo’s presence in the league alone was a victory in itself after bringing a new wave of attention to the country’s top division. In 2022, former Manchester United and Real Madrid star, Cristiano Ronaldo, joined Saudi club Al-Nassr in a deal that is reported to be worth $200 million per season. The fund will look to turn the country’s domestic league into a destination for top talent and to do so, Saudi clubs have begun approaching world-famous stars with some of the highest annual salaries in sports history deals that could reach wages of up to $1 billion for foreign ballers. Set pieces also received a new format, and instead of just kicking the ball the player can choose to play a predefined set piece.In a similar fashion to the Saudi-financed campaign to dominate the golf industry through the new LIV series, the new plan in Saudi’s football league has been supported at the highest levels by the Saudi government and is being financed by the kingdom’s huge sovereign wealth fund. While graphically the game only received minor changes to the isometric sprite engine, gameplay feature new moves such as volley kicks and more detailed headers (now more effective), as well as general controls being more responsive facilitating passing play, and goalkeepers now are smarter when chasing balls. For those who want to settle things the fast way, a Penalty Shootout training mode was added. Also new, a battery backup allowed to save up to four competitions in the cartridge, replacing passwords. This also increased the number of competitions, with each country having it's own League, Tournament and Playoff.

The biggest change from FIFA International Soccer are obviously the dozens of club teams from England, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, United States, Spain and Brazil, taking the team number tally to over 200. After the first game proved to be a worldwide success, EA developed this sequel exclusively for Sega's 16-bit console.
