Saudi: Over 60,000 Ittihadi Fans Welcome Benzema in Biggest Unveiling
Over 60,000 fans of Saudi Champions Al-Ittihad welcomed the French superstar Karim Benzema at a grand reception held at Al-Jawhara stadium of King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah on Thursday night.
This is by far the biggest welcoming reception that was accorded for any player in Saudi Arabia and his name was added to the biggest top five players in history getting such a rousing mammoth reception. It was also incredible that Al-Ittihad had sold more than 56,000 tickets for Benzema’s presentation within hours after its offer for sale that started from just SR9 ($2.40).
The gathering of the jubilant fans was for the second time in a week, when they thronged to celebrate Al-Ittihad’s crowning of Saudi Pro League title last Wednesday after a long wait of 14 years. The club officials started on Wednesday offering tickets for the fans to participate in the reception of Benzema.
