RIYADH: When Al-Suqoor Club in the Saudi First Division became Neom in June 2023, there was no clear picture of what this project would become. While Middle Eastern football is known for its big spending, rarely has there been a case like Neom’s — a lower-league club in a city longing for top-flight football, with a visionary board behind it. Three years on, Neom has become the first Saudi side to inflict a league defeat on Simone Inzaghi’s Al-Hilal in the Saudi Pro League, snapping the Italian’
