Cristiano Ronaldo: The legendary forward just moved to Al Nassr after his contract with Manchester United was ended by both sides at the start of the year.
Even though CR7 hasn’t played for Al Nassr yet because of a suspension from his time at Manchester United for knocking an Everton fan’s phone out of his hand last season, he was able to put on his boots for Thursday’s friendly match against PSG.
Ronaldo scored two goals in his first game for the Saudi All-Star XIs against Lionel Messi’s PSG in what was called the “Clash of the GOATs.”
Messi scored the first goal of the game just three minutes after the ball was kicked off. Before halftime, Ronaldo scored a penalty goal and a tap-in to cancel out Messi and Marquinhos’ goals.
In the second half, Ronaldo’s former Real Madrid teammate Sergio Ramos scored a goal, Kylian Mbappe scored a penalty goal, and Hugo Ekitike scored a goal off the bench to give PSG an unassailable lead, even though Hyun-Soo Jang and Anderson Talisca scored for the All-Stars.
Saudi
Not too long ago, it might not have seemed possible that several NBA stars would learn about what was going on in Saudi Arabian professional soccer. But during the summer, both LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo spoke out against Al Hilal’s attempts to sign French star Kylian Mbappé. This was after rumours said that the club was ready to pay more than $1 billion for a year of his services.
It was a shocking number for everyone, even basketball players with huge bank accounts, and it’s easy to see why. The NBA is one of the most popular professional sports leagues in the world, but the best players only make about 5% of what Al Hilal was willing to pay for Mbappé.
Cristiano Ronaldo
- And in February 2021, Ronaldo was the first person in the world to have 500 million fans on all three social networks. He had $903 million as of March 2024.
- With a hat trick against Cagliari in Serie A in March 2021, he scored 770 goals in all sports, passing the record set by the great Brazilian Pele.
- He moved from Juventus to Manchester United in August 2021. From 2003 to 2009, he played for United from 2003 to 2009. Then, in December 2022, he jumped to Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia.
- Ronaldo, who has won the Ballon d’Or five times, became the first current athlete in a team sport to make more than $1 billion in earnings in 2020.
- Besides his long-term deal with Nike, Ronaldo also gets money off the pitch with CR7-branded clothes, accessories, hotels, and gyms.
PSG
A professional football club in Paris, France, Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (pronounced), more often just called PSG, is known as Paris Saint-Germain. They play in Ligue 1, which is the top level of French football. As the most successful club in France, they have won 50 official awards, including 12 league titles and one big European trophy. The Parc des Princes is their home pitch. It is in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, close to the town of Boulogne-Billancourt.
