In a friendly match against PSG on January 19, Cristiano Ronaldo has been named the team’s captain. The Saudi All-Star XI will be led by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo is given the captain’s hat.
PSG will face the Saudi All-Star XI team.
Another Ronaldo vs. Messi matchup awaits fans.
WHAT OCCURED? Cristiano Ronaldo appears to have been named the captain of the Saudi All-Star XI, which will take the field on Thursday and include a mix of players from Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal, ahead of Paris Saint-friendly Germain’s in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
THE BIGGER PICTURE: The five-time Ballon d’Or winner was shown collecting the armband and his shirt for Thursday’s friendly in a video connected to a tweet that was uploaded from the account of Turki Al-Sheikh, the country of Saudi Arabia’s current head of general authority for entertainment.
Furthermore, Messi and Ronaldo won’t play each other for the first time since December 2020, when Juventus defeated Barcelona 3-0 in the Champions League, and for the first time since the 37-year-old left European football for the Middle East.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO RONALD? The five-time Ballon d’Or winner signed a contract that lasts until 2025, so if Al-Hilal is unsuccessful in luring Messi to Saudi Arabia, Thursday’s friendly may be the last time he and Messi face off.
