Why are so many footballers going to Saudi Arabia?

What in the World

• Episode: Why are so many footballers going to Saudi Arabia?
• Website: What in the World
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• Duration: 00:14:58
• Published: 2023-08-10 16:39

Hannah is joined by BBC reporter Favour Nunoo in Accra, Ghana to present this episode.

Some of the biggest names in football, like Sadio Mane, Rúben Neves and Karim Benzema have been bought by Saudi clubs this summer, to play in a league that is ranked 68th in the world in terms of quality. BBC Sport reporter Sam Harris tells us why.

Is this just another example of ‘sportswashing’? Abdirahim Saeed from BBC Monitoring explains what that means.

We’ve been hearing a lot about inflation - and now deflation in China - but what is it? BBC Asia Business Correspondent Nick Marsh joins the conversation - and Favour tells us what it’s like for people in Ghana.

Email: [email protected] WhatsApp: +44 0330 12 33 22 6 Presenter: Hannah Gelbart with Favour Nunoo Producers: Julia Ross-Roy, Adam Chowdhury and Benita Barden Editors: Verity Wilde and Rachael Akidi Okwir