Document-breaking Al Hilal sealed their fourth Saudi Professional League title in 5 years on Saturday, extending Cristiano Ronaldo‘s look forward to silverware within the big-spending competitors. Al Hilal, who misplaced Neymar Junior to damage in October, beat bottom-placed Al Hazm 4-1 to go an unbeatable 12 factors away from Ronaldo‘s Al Nassr with three matches remaining. The title seals a formidable marketing campaign by Al Hilal, who stay unbeaten in 31 league matches and put collectively a run of 34 consecutive wins in all competitions — a report for a top-flight group.

Jorge Jesus’s Riyadh membership have now secured bragging rights in essentially the most anticipated Saudi season of all time, after Ronaldo’s arrival in January final 12 months triggered a flood of big-name arrivals.

Neymar, Karim Benzema, Sadio Mane, N’Golo Kante and Riyad Mahrez had been among the many veterans to up sticks for Saudi, the world’s largest oil exporter, on eye-watering contracts.

The ‘Massive 4’ Saudi golf equipment — Al Hilal, Al Nassr, Benzema’s Al Ittihad and Mahrez’s Al Ahli — are all owned by the Public Funding Fund, the sovereign wealth automobile that’s driving Saudi’s financial diversification from oil.

Al Hilal will look to frustrate Ronaldo, 39, once more once they tackle metropolis rivals Al Nassr within the King’s Cup ultimate on Could 31.

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