LIV Golf is Over... But the Saudi Sports Boom Isn't

LIV Golf has collapsed. Is Saudi Arabia's multibillion-dollar sporting spending spree coming to an end? Four years after Saudi Arabia launched a breakaway golf league that tore the sport apart, the money has dried up and LIV Golf is finished. From the extraordinary sums offered to golf's biggest stars to the bitter civil war that followed, we examine what went wrong — and what happens to the players left behind. But this goes far beyond golf. Saudi Arabia has spent billions reshaping world sport. Now the blockbuster boxing nights are drying up, football spending is slowing and tennis is feeling the squeeze. Gabby Logan, Mark Chapman and Nedum Onuoha explore whether LIV's collapse signals a wider Saudi retreat — and what it means for the future of world sport? 📱Follow us on socials: TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thesportsagents Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thesportsagents/ X - https://x.com/sportsagentspod 📥 Email: [email protected] 🖥️ Watch our full episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SportsAgentsPod Subscribe and enjoy ad-free listening thesportsagentsplus.com Executive Producer: Adonis Pratsides Senior Producer: David Finch Video Producer: Sam Trudgill Digital Content Producer: Jasmine Wissart Tom Hughes is Editor for The News Agents podcast network Vicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for Global You can listen to this episode on Alexa -just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The Sports Agents". 👕 The Sports Agents have merch! You can buy yours now: https://store.global.com/collections/the-sports-agents