RIYADH: When Cristiano Ronaldo signed for Al-Nassr on the last day of 2022, he couldn’t have imagined that his first match in his new home of Saudi Arabia would be against a team that included his great rival Lionel Messi. But, having missed his new club’s last two matches due to a ban from his time at Manchester United, fate decreed that Ronaldo will make his long-awaited bow
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will be in action in a high-profile friendly as the Saudi All-Star XI take on PSG in Riyadh. Follow Sportsmail s live blog from the match.
Though his country’s democracy survived the recent assault on the capitol complex, the newly reelected president’s efforts to deliver on his promises are likely to face strong resistance.
After lighting up football's biggest stages, Cristiano Ronaldo faces a very different reality in Saudi Arabia with smaller stadiums and less exalted teams and some very high temperatures.