The 37-year-old Portuguese ahead failed to attain however his Riyadh-based membership beat Ettifaq 1-0 to go high of the desk.
Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo has made a successful begin to life within the Saudi Professional League as he led Al Nassr to a 1-0 victory over Ettifaq in his first match, regardless of failing to attain.
Throughout the match on Sunday, Talisca headed the winner within the thirty first minute when Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem’s cross was too excessive for Ronaldo, who didn't appear to thoughts as he wheeled round to have a good time with the Brazilian midfielder and the remainder of his new teammates.
Al Nassr, which has performed 14 video games, moved some extent forward of defending champion Al Hilal, which has performed a sport extra.
Al Nassr followers needed to wait three weeks after the announcement of one of many most shocking transfers in soccer historical past to see their new hero in aggressive motion.
On Thursday, Ronaldo performed for a mixed XI from Al Nassr and Al Hilal in an exhibition sport towards a Paris Saint-Germain group that includes outdated foe Lionel Messi.
Ronaldo, a five-time Ballon d’Or winner, is the all-time Champions League top-scorer, accumulating 5 titles alongside the way in which, and has received seven home championships with Manchester United, Actual Madrid and Juventus.
Ronaldo additionally holds the document for worldwide objectives -118 with Portugal, with whom he received Euro 2016 – and profession objectives with 819. In Qatar final 12 months, he grew to become the primary man to attain at 5 World Cups.
His shock transfer to Al Nassr got here after his second stint at Manchester United collapsed in acrimony after an explosive TV interview through which he criticised supervisor Erik ten Hag and the membership’s house owners. Ronaldo had been repeatedly benched and even briefly suspended by the membership.
He's additionally coming off a disappointing World Cup the place he was benched within the knockout rounds and left the sector in tears after Portugal misplaced within the quarterfinals to Morocco.
Media stories have claimed the Portugal star could possibly be incomes as much as $200m a 12 months from the cope with the Saudi membership, which might make him the highest-paid footballer in historical past.
Al Nassr president Musalli Almuammar wouldn't verify the figures in Ronaldo’s two-and-a-half-year contract however mentioned the 37-year-old deserves to be the highest-paid participant on the planet.
The attention-catching deal fuels the talk about Saudi Arabia utilizing the game to spice up its picture internationally. Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund owns Premier League group Newcastle, and the nation is contemplating a bid to host the 2030 World Cup.
Whereas Saudi Arabia earned its largest worldwide soccer win ever on the World Cup in neighbouring Qatar when it beat eventual champion Argentina in its first group-stage sport, its home league has few different stars and isn't watched by a serious worldwide viewers.
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