The Saudi Arabian football experiment in La Liga has got off to a tricky start, enraged fans swamping club’s Twitter accounts with fury after their beloved players missed out on an opening selection.
After the loanees only landed in Spain in recent days, World Cup 2018-qualifying hero Fahad Al Muwallad did not make Levante’s game against Real Madrid and winger Salem Al Dawsari was not in the 18-man squad for Villarreal’s trip to Real Betis.
These decisions led to hundreds of furious tweets and a mass unfollowing of the team’s social media accounts.
