Are Al Nassr a good team? Squad, trophies and more for Cristiano Ronaldo's club in Saudi Pro League
Five-time Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo shocked the sporting world when he signed for Al Nassr in a deal that reportedly made him history's highest-paid footballer.
The Portugal captain was a free agent when he played at the FIFA World Cup in December 2022 and following the event's conclusion, he signed a deal with the Saudi club until at least 2025.
Ronaldo began the 2022/23 season with Manchester United in the Premier League, scoring one goal in the English top flight before the World Cup break. However, an explosive interview with Piers Morgan, in which he criticised the club and manager Erik ten Hag, saw his contract terminated by mutual consent.
So Ronaldo is now embarking on a new, fascinating chapter of his illustrious career with a club that will forever be changed by CR7's arrival.
History in the making. This is a signing that will not only inspire our club to achieve even greater success but inspire our league, our nation and future generations, boys and girls to be the best version of themselves. Welcome @Cristiano to your new home @AlNassrFC pic.twitter.com/oan7nu8NWC
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Al Nassr play at the 25,000-capacity King Saud University Stadium, which opened in 2015 and hosted a match to honour Diego Maradona between two of the late Argentina great's former clubs, Boca Juniors and Barcelona, in 2021.
The stadium has hosted pop concerts and was the setting for a WWE event featuring SmackDown and RAW stars in November 2022 — the latest in a series of major sports showpieces to have taken place in Saudi Arabia in recent years, including two boxing matches involving British fighter Anthony Joshua, football's Supercopa de Espana, and the first ever Saudi
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