Knowledge Management and Standards for the Development of Professional Football Clubs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Sport in general, and football in particular, has become one of the most important elements of soft power. It is a direct influence on the economies of countries and a major player in social and cultural life. From this standpoint, the rational Saudi government has given it the attention it deserves, as it is one of the pillars of all future plans, and it also enjoys with unprecedented financial support, it aims in its entirety to develop Saudi sports.Hence the importance of this research, which is the first of its kind - as far as the researcher knows - and as an extension of that, the research aims to identify the role of knowledge management to determine the criteria that contribute to the development of professional football clubs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and in this context the research problem was used. The descriptive analysis approach, where twenty studies that dealt with the issue of the role of knowledge management in determining the standards for the development of football clubs, or what is related to it, were analyzed over a period of about ten years. Knowledge.The first of these criteria is the historical legacy, which is the accumulation of experiences and achievements of the years and how to employ this through knowledge management by documenting, preserving, making it available and sharing it in order to reach the competitive advantage and achieve added value. The aim of this research is to identify the role that knowledge management can play to determine the standards for the development of professional football clubs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and in order to achieve the goal behind this research in this study, an appropriate approach was used for this purpose, which is the descriptive analytical method so that Description and interpretation of what exists through (8) studies in Arabic, and (12) studies in English that dealt with knowledge management and the development of sports clubs or related matters, during the period from 2013 to 2022. All of these studies aim to provide theoretical or practical solutions to develop Sports clubs, which helps to define standards that help develop professional football clubs in the Kingdom. The general objective of the study: is to identify the role that knowledge management can play in determining the standards for the development of professional football clubs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The following objectives derive from it:  Learn about the historical legacy of football clubs.  Identifying the organization in football clubs.  Knowing the strategies in football clubs.  Knowing the role of information and communication technologies in the development of football clubs.  Learn about the steps and procedures for making decisions in football clubs. Learn about the role of knowledge management in defining standards for the development of professional football clubs in the Kingdom. On the other hand, the organization also plays a major role in achieving success for football clubs, through an integrated, flexible and harmonious organizational structure that enables the club to achieve its goals. As for the third criterion, it is the strategies.