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Goal! Karim Benzema is one of football's best players. 

The French striker has played for Spanish team Real Madrid for more than 10 years. Now, he will move to Saudi ArabiaThe second-largest country in the Arab world, with a population of nearly 35 million. to join a team called Al-Ittihad. 

Benzema is not the only top player moving to Saudi Arabia. Cristiano RonaldoA Portuguese football player, known as one of the best in the world. has also moved from Real Madrid to a team in the country. Some thought Lionel Messi would follow, but in the end he chose the USA. 

Saudi Arabia is a very rich country. It can afford to pay top players lots of money. Cristiano Ronaldo will be paid £177m a year by the team Al Nassr. 

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Some fans are angry. In the past, teams hired people from nearby who were loyal to their team. But in the 1990s, the start of the Premier LeagueEngland's highest level of men's football. made football into a big business. Billionaire owners put lots of money into sports.

Some think money is changing the game, with the teams with the richest owners most likely to win. 

Others say money is not the biggest thing in sports. Rulers in Saudi Arabia have been accused of using their power to hurt people in their country. Sports could change how the world thinks about the country. 

Meanwhile, some fans say billionaire players and owners are only a small part of sports. Most people play just for fun and never earn any money - or only a little bit. For most people, sports is just about exercise. 

Yes! Sport is yet another way for the rich to get richer. It has been taken over by billionaire owners and players who are just looking for more money.

No! Sports is very popular with almost everybody. Many people play sports every week without being rich or famous. For most, sports is about fun and exercise.