Cristiano Ronaldo shared photographs of his debut in Saudi Arabia and reunited with old friends like as Lionel Messi on the field via Instagram on Thursday, January 19th.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who relocated to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at the start of the year to play for Al-Nassr, made his debut on Thursday, January 19.
On Thursday, 19 January, Ronaldo scored two goals against Paris Saint-Germain, which signified his reunion with Lionel Messi. The Portuguese footballer tweeted multiple images of his debut. His embrace with Messi was one of the most iconic photographs. Take a look…
“I am overjoyed to be back on the field and on the scoreboard!! “And it’s great to see some old friends!” he captioned the photo.
Numerous individuals sent goat emojis beneath the footballer’s post. This is meant to symbolize GOAT, which stands for Greatest of All Time.
PSG defeated Riyadh XI 5-4 in the friendly. According to Al-Jazeera, Messi, Kylian Mbappe, and Neymar missed a penalty against Ronaldo before withdrawing at the hour mark.
Riyadh XI was composed of Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal players. A Saudi businessman paid a staggering R44 million to see the exhibition match. The head of the Saudi General Entertainment Authority, Turki Al-Sheikh, auctioned off a match ticket before to the game.
The agreement includes a meeting with Ronaldo, Messi, and their respective teams. The auction was ultimately won by the businessman Musharraf bin Ahmed Al-Ghamdi, who paid a whooping R44 million for the “most expensive in history.”
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