beIN MEDIA GROUP Secures Broadcast Rights for Highly Anticipated Riyadh Season Cup Featuring Ronaldo vs Messi Showdown
- World Soccer Today -
beIN MEDIA GROUP has announced that its main channel, beIN SPORTS, has acquired the rights to broadcast the upcoming Riyadh Season Cup in all its territories, including the Middle East and North Africa, France, Turkey, Asia, North America, and Australasia.
The cup will take place in Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd International Stadium on January 19, 2023, and will feature French champions PSG playing against Saudi clubs Al Hilal and Al-Nassr.
The match will also see a showdown between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi who have not faced each other since December 2020.
The Saudi team for the Riyadh Season Cup will be led by renowned coach Marcelo Gallardo, who has won the Copa Libertadores twice as manager of River Plate.
The French team PSG will feature Neymar from Brazil and French World Cup star Kylian Mbappe, who was recently the top scorer in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022TM.
The match will be broadcast live on beIN MEDIA GROUP's beIN SPORTS channel, with studio coverage starting before the match begins at 19:00 MECCA on beIN SPORTS free-to-air channel and beIN SPORTS 2 in Arabic.
The English coverage will start at 19:30 MECCA on beIN SPORTS ENGLISH 1, leading up to the opening whistle at 20:00 MECCA.
French commentary will also be available on beIN SPORTS FRENCH 2.
The Arabic studio analysis will be led by Saudi presenter Tariq Al Hammad and will feature Yasser Al Qahtani, Tarek Dhiab, and Mohamed Aboutrika, while the English studio will be hosted by Nicky Crosby, with expert analysis from Didier Domi, a former French professional football player and PSG player who currently serves as a technical advisor to the PSG Academy in Doha.
In addition to the live broadcast, fans will also be able to access exclusive content and behind-the-scenes footage on beIN MEDIA GROUP's digital platforms, including beIN CONNECT and beIN SPORTS social media channels.
The match is expected to be a highly-anticipated event, with the clash between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, and the presence of top players such as Neymar and Mbappe.
The match will take place on January 19, 2023 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Saudi Arabia.
