Real Madrid football player Toni Kroos was booed during his match against Atletico Madrid in the semi-final of the Spanish Super Cup held in Saudi Arabia.
The match took place on January 10 at the Al-Awwal Park stadium in Riyadh and ended with Real Madrid winning 5:3. Kroos entered the game in the 67th minute of the match. The stands let out a deafening roar as the ball landed at the German midfielder’s feet.
Kroos criticized the transfer of European football stars to Saudi Arabia in the autumn of 2023. He stated that especially people go to the Middle East to play football just to earn money, they give up on high sporting goals, and this hinders the development of world football.
He also stated that human rights violations in Saudi Arabia would prevent him from such a transition.
In the summer of 2023, Saudi Arabian Championship clubs made a number of important transfers. The first star of the local championship was Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, who was transferred to Al-Nasr in January 2023. According to his contract with the club, he receives 200 million euros annually.
It was previously known that Benzema intended To leave Saudi championship.