RIYADH (The Thursday Times) — Saltanat par hamlon ki wajah se Asian Cup ke taqreeban aik saal aage kar diye jane ke chand ghante baad Saudi Pro League ne is weekend ke tamam matches multawi kar diye hain.
League ne kaha ke yeh faisla 2026-27 ki fixture list ke wasee jaize ka hissa hai, kyunke Asian Cup ki nayi tareekhein "maqami football calendar mein mazeed lachak paida kar rahi hain". Us ne in matches ki koi nayi tareekh nahin batayi.
Matchday 13 poora mutasir hua hai. Al-Qadsiah ko Jumerat ko Al-Fayha ki mezbani karni thi aur Al-Nassr ko Al-Hazem ke ghar jana tha, jab ke Al-Ittihad ko Juma ko apne ghar par NEOM se khelna tha. Al-Hilal ko Hafta ko Dammam mein Al-Ettifaq se khelna tha, aur Al-Ahli ko Jeddah mein Al-Taawoun ki mezbani karni thi.
Mulk par hamlon ke baad, jin mein Riyadh ke airport par missile hamla bhi shamil tha, league October mein kai matches pehle hi aage kar chuki thi. Ab tak woh zyadatar mamool ke mutabiq silsila jari rakhne mein kamyab rahi hai.
Asian Cup, jo 7 January ko shuru hona tha, ab 23 December 2027 se 21 January 2028 tak khela jayega. Nayi tareekhon ko abhi Fifa se manzoor hona hai, aur yeh us masroof calendar mein asani paida karengi jis ki coaches shikayat kar chuke hain. "Aik hi khilari ke liye har teen din baad khelna mushkil hai," Al-Ittihad ke coach Jens Wissing ne pehle kaha tha.
Khaleej mein doosre khelon par bhi dabao hai. 27 se 29 November ko hone wali Qatar Grand Prix aur us ke baad hone wali Abu Dhabi race mashkook hain, jab ke April mein Formula 1 apni Bahrain aur Saudi races kho chuka tha.
