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Since 2023, it's been one of the most controversial topics in the national team sphere: should Roberto Martínez call up players to play in Saudi Arabia, theoretically a country with a lower-level league compared to Europe's 'big 5'? Those who play there assure us that they're in no way inferior to the Old Continent—starting with Cristiano Ronaldo, the leading figure in the country's football boom—but fans remain skeptical. And the truth is, looking at the numbers over the last two years (including Euro 2024 and the Nations League final four), the criticism is clearly exaggerated.