Saudi Pro League has become a talking point among soccer fans in recent times. The Middle East-based league now boosts some of the biggest names in the game. The Saudi League has now some players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Sadio Mane, Ruben Neves, and Neymar Jr. at its disposal.
Reportedly players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar Jr. have also praised the competitiveness of the Saudi Pro League. The League has started to garner worldwide viewership after the acquisition of some of the biggest soccer stars around.
However, as per the reports, in a recent Saudi Pro League match between Al-Shabab and Al-Ittihad, an embarrassing incident happened. Regarding it, a social post by a fan labeled as – “the referee does not count anything” has surfaced online.
الحكم لا يحتسب شيء pic.twitter.com/15ucSw7mX0
— ميديا مانيا (@iTTiVid) November 3, 2023
The reported video shows an Al-Shabab player inappropriately touching the rival Al-Ittihad’s player. It can be inferred from the video that Al-Shabab’s player was trying to stop the rival player from progressing with the ball and was seemingly grabbing him from behind.
It was then spotted, that during his attempt to stop the opponent’s player, Al-Shabab’s player reportedly went on to touch a private area of the Al-Ittihad player body. Despite knowing that his hand was at an inappropriate place in the rival player’s body, the Al-Shabab player only let go of the player after some noticeable seconds.
Fans react to the incident of Al-Shabab’s player inappropriately touching the opponent’s player in a Saudi Pro League clash
Fans have reacted to the whole incident by inflicting their different views. One of the fans reacted by stating – “The defeat of Al-Ittihad by the spoiled yellow Saleh”. Another one sarcastically commented – “Shhh“. One follower grabbed the lighter side of the incident and wrote – “If he pulls his trick, M*S for him”.
Here are some of the reactions by the fans:
Another one chipped in and expressed – “There is nothing wrong with it”. A fan inflicted – “It’s okay to joke with him”. It can be inferred that fans have taken the incident lightly and scornfully. It would be fair to say that there have not been many similar incidents in soccer over the years.
However, one can wonder, despite the incident happening in a front-on view, why didn’t the referee intervene and booked the Al-Shabab’s player. The incident could have been termed a possible foul situation if the referee blew his whistle straight away.
The Saudi Pro League match between the Al-Shabab and Al-Ittihad ended in the former’s favor, with the host clinching a 1-0 win. Al-Ittihad currently stands at the sixth position in the league table with 21 points. On the other hand, Al-Shabab holds the ninth position with 15 points after this win.