DAZN secures UK broadcasting rights for the Saudi Pro League with fans able to watch every game of the new season

DAZN have secured exclusive live rights to show Saudi Pro League matches in the UK this season ahead of the start of the competition this Friday. 

Mail Sport has learned that every game of the season will be available to watch live via the streaming service starting with Friday’s match between Al-Ahli Saudi and Al-Hazm.

Steven Gerrard’s first game as manager of Al Ettifaq against Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr is the highlight of the first round of fixtures next Monday in a clash which illustrates the growing interest in what has been the most talked about league in the world this summer.

Saudi Pro League clubs have emerged as a genuine threat to top European sides in the transfer market by spending over £350million on new players, including Jordan Henderson, Roberto Firmino, Karim Benzema and Ruben Neves. 

Sky Sports picked up the digital rights to broadcast Saudi Pro League games halfway through last season after Ronaldo signed for Al Nassr, but the DAZN deal is the first to commit to broadcasting the league for a whole season.

UK supporters will be able to watch every game of Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr side

Steven Gerrard’s first game as manager of Al Ettifaq is the highlight of the first round of fixtures

The streaming service have also bought the rights to show matches in Germany and Austria, and hope to extend their coverage to the United States, with negotiations ongoing.