Saudi Arabia’s super city NEOM is planning its own football team. The NEOM Football Club has been confirmed by chiefs, hoping that a match against Barcelona would bring fans to The LINE.  The 170km vertical city will house numerous football stadiums.

Earlier this week, Christiano Ronaldo, who plays for Saudi’s Al Nassr, said the Saudi Pro league could become one of the most important football competitions in the world.

“We’re not building this all at once, but it will be rolled out between now and 2045. So you don’t build all your stadiums in one go. You build them to meet whatever population they serve." THE LINE Executive Director Giles Pendleton

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