Saudi Premier League speelbaar in FIFA 13

Electronic Arts heeft in een perscommuniqué vermeldt dat het van plan is de Saudi Arabische Premier League op te nemen in FIFA 13. Waar Lionel Messi op de globale cover staat van FIFA 13, zal Saudi al-Hilal FC speler, Abdul Aziz al-Dosari pronken op de FIFA 13 cover van het Midden-Oosten. Saudi Arabië's Premier League is de eerste van het Midden-Oosten die opgenomen zal worden in deze FIFA game. FIFA 13 spelers krijgen zo de kans om virtueel met een Saudische club te kunnen spelen, nl. al-Shabab, al-Hilal en al-Ahli. Daarnaast zal menig Arabische FIFA speler tevreden zijn als ze de King Fahad International stadium virtueel zullen mogen betreden.

Een offiicële reactie kwam van Dr. Hafez Medlej, marketing directeur van de Aziatische voetbal federatie en lid van het oragniserde commité voor de FIFA Confederations Cup.

“First of all, it is a great honor to be the only Arab league included in FIFA 13, nonetheless, I wish to see and play with other Arab league and clubs in the next addition of FIFA. Second of all, having the Saudi League in FIFA 13 means that our league has a great fan base, and that Saudi football fans are very passionate about supporting Saudi clubs, in fact, they would go to a great lengths to show their allegiance and support. Third of all, it shows that SPL has been making great developments and improvements to help jump the Saudi football league to the level of the elite leagues of the world through new systems and processes as well as innovative solutions to bring teams, players and fans together closer in a fun, safe and rewarding environment. These changes and developments are being felt in Saudi Arabia and across Asia which helped raise the SPL’s profile globally. Finally, we at SPL enjoy the support of few private-sector companies specializing in sport marketing that are not afraid to invest in the league to help its development. One such company is RPM sport management based in Riyadh, which helped greatly to make FIFA 13 project a successful one for SPL, Saudi football fans and clubs.”