Saudi star not once riles Ronaldo, and wound up Messi and Son Heung-min

CRISTIANO RONALDO picked up the 12th red card of his lengthy career playing for Al-Nassr last night.

The legendary forward appeared to elbow Al-Hilal’s Ali Al-Bulayhi in the chest during last night’s 2-1 Saudi Super Cup defeat.

Al-Bulayhi appeared to square up to Ronnie beforehand, having already tried to stop him from taking a quick throw-in.

But it’s not the first time the feisty defender has clashed with Ronaldo.

And Al-Bulayhi has even tried to wind up several other superstars too — including Ronnie’s rival Lionel Messi.

The 34-year-old Saudi Arabian has spent his entire career in the country, knocking around the lower divisions with Al-Amal and Al-Nahda.

He finally got his big break in the top flight Saudi Pro League in 2015 with Al Fateh.

And in 2017 Al-Bulayhi was snapped up by giants Al-Hilal.

Little did he know they would become the powerhouse of the Saudi money revolution, bringing in superstars like Neymar, Ruben Neves, Kalidou Koulibaly, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Malcom, Aleksandr Mitrovic, Yassine Bounou and Renan Lodi.

Al-Bulayhi is now one of the top homegrown players in the division with four titles and two Asian Champions Leagues to his name.

But his fiery personality has also made headlines, with the centre-back not afraid to clash against the world’s best strikers.

Before last night’s encounter with Ronaldo, they collided last season in a heated encounter.

After various tussles, Ronnie ended up accusing Al-Bulayhi of play-acting.

And the defender was left seething after he ended up with two yellow cards to his name.

But he got his revenge last night, with Ronaldo being sent off this time.

Al-Bulayhi has also gone up against Argentina legend Messi.

The pair went head-to-head at the 2022 World Cup during the future