Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami will play two matches in Saudi Arabia early next year, including a match against familiar foe Cristiano Ronaldo and his club Al-Nassr, the Major League Soccer team said on Monday. The Riyadh Season Cup, a three-team round-robin tournament, is part of the team’s first international tour, which will also include stops…
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said striker Erling Haaland is of the same caliber as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as the Norway international scored twice in a 4-1 English Premier League win at Southampton on Saturday. Haaland scored a header and a remarkable bicycle kick to take his tally to 44 goals in all…
The 38-year-old, who was placed on the bench by former coach Fernando Santos for their last two matches at the World Cup, will make his 197th appearance for Portugal if he plays against Liechtenstein, having passed Kuwait’s Badr Al-Mutawa Will become the player who has played the most matches by beating. Men’s Football. Ronaldo, who…
Manchester United manager Erik ten Haag said the trophy-winning standard should be sought at Old Trafford after beating Nottingham Forest 2-0 on Wednesday and 5-0 on aggregate to reach the League Cup final. Anthony Martial and Fred scored for Ten Haag’s men in the last 17 minutes of the semi-final, the second leg saw United…
Ronaldo’s move to Al Nasr, estimated by the media to be worth more than 200 million euros ($216.72 million), has attracted the attention of Saudi Arabia, which is expected to receive monetary benefits from the deal. But football pundits have questioned his decision to join a lesser-known league after an illustrious career in Europe in…
Ronaldo, Messi roll back the years in nine-goal thriller
Club sources said chartered planes will take the superstar and his team-mates to away games, requiring them to make long coach journeys through desert landscapes. The Pro League season runs from August to May, avoiding the sweltering heat when temperatures regularly exceed 40 °C (104 °F). Even evenings, when many sports are played, can stay…
Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo flip-flopped on his megabucks new deal on Tuesday when he said he would rather have moved to South Africa than Saudi Arabia, the home of his latest club Al Nassr. “Coming to South Africa is not the end of my career,” he told the media when presented at the Riyadh club.
Ronaldo said, “I am grateful to Al Nassr for giving me the opportunity to develop football for the younger generation and also for women. It is a challenge for me, but I feel very happy and proud.” “I can say now, I had many opportunities in Europe, Brazil, Australia and the United States. Even in…
Stoichkov, who played only two matches, was the last superstar to pull on the shirt of Al Nasr, which was formed as an amateur team in 1955 and went on to win nine Saudi league titles. Ronaldo, 37, is on a different level again, having won five Ballons d’Or, five European Champions League titles and…
Imagine, Cristiano Ronaldo playing against Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) champions Bashundhara Kings at his home ground, the Kings Arena in Dhaka, where thousands of fans are shouting at the top of their lungs from a packed gallery. This scenario would have been considered nothing more than a fantasy even a few days ago. But now,…
For Saudi Arabia, Ronaldo is the latest high-priced sporting gem acquired to add sparkle to their international image. The Rebel LIV golf chain has offered huge guaranteed contracts and purses to attract stars. Dustin Johnson reportedly signed contracts worth up to $125 million and won over $35 million in eight tournaments, including bonuses. Saudi Arabia…
Saudi state TV Al-Ekhbariya reported on its website on Friday that Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has joined Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr on a two-year contract. The club has not yet announced a deal and Ronaldo’s representative was not immediately available to comment. Ronaldo, 37, left Premier League giants Manchester United last month after an…
Man Utd make bright start to life without Ronaldo
Fernando Santos is set to quit his job as Portugal coach after their World Cup quarter-final loss to Morocco, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday. The Portuguese lost 1-0 to Morocco in Qatar on Saturday as Santos started alongside the country’s all-time record goalscorer Cristiano Ronaldo on the substitutes’ bench. Santos,…