Even before Inter Miami denied claims that the club would play a pair of friendlies in Saudi Arabia in the winter, Tuesday’s announcement that the MLS side would face Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal seemed unlikely from the start.
Despite a release from Riyadh Season which made the rounds on social media claiming that Miami would be in the gulf nation for a series of games billed as “The Last Dance,” teasing that it could be the final time Miami’s Lionel Messi would face Al-Nassr’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Al-Hilal’s Neymar. The announcement claimed that the friendlies would take place during Riyadh Season, Saudi Arabia’s annual state-funded sports and entertainment festival.
Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe.
Contents
Thanks for signing up!
Keep an eye on your inbox.
Sorry!
There was an error processing your subscription.
Riyadh Season’s slate
Riyadh Season kicked off in October and is expected to run until March 2024, and is already due to host several soccer matches this winter. The Turkish Super Cup between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce will be played at KSU Stadium on Dec. 30, while the four-team versions of Spain and Italy’s super cups will take place at the same venue from Jan. 10 to 14 and Jan. 21 to 25, respectively.
The traditionally lengthy run of Riyadh Season suggests that there would be plenty of openings on the calendar for this series of…
