If it were up to John McEnroe, tennis would not follow in the footsteps of golf in doing business with the Saudi Arabian state.
Saudi Public Investment Fund governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan speaks to spectators after The inaugural LIV Golf Invitational.On the conference call, McEnroe rattled off several other sports where Saudi Arabia has made significant investments.
“What about Ronaldo? He’s being paid a couple hundred million a year. They have been buying players in other sports, brought boxing fights, you name it,” McEnroe continued. “I’m not surprised. I wouldn’t encourage it personally, the Saudi thing. I’m not surprised that tennis is being thrown into the mix after what we saw in golf.LIV Golf and the PGA Tour announced plans to merge earlier this month.“I didn’t comment on the Saudi thing [before], but I think it’s sportswashing.
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