“Cristiano Ronaldo’s Troubles in Saudi Arabia: The Challenges of Joining Al-Nasr”

2023-04-21 07:46:39

On July 26, 2019, Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nasr), who was criticized for not participating in the K-League All-Star vs. Juventus match as a member of Juventus, but did not participate in the fansign and All-Star match, was criticized as ‘Ronaldo Nushow’. Even in Saudi Arabia, where it is located, it is still continuing the ‘accident group’.

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▲After moving to the Saudi Arabia professional team, Ronaldo is still in trouble. (AFP, source = Yonhap News)

Ronaldo put his life at Manchester United (Man United) in England, which had many problems and many problems, behind him, and wore the Saudi club Al Nasr uniform at the end of December last year.

Originally, Ronaldo, who had many ‘anti-fans’ due to his somewhat selfish play and occasional unsportsmanlike conduct on the ground, hit the ‘bottom’ in Manchester United’s image.

After an away game in April of last year, he was investigated by the police for robbing the cell phone of a 14-year-old boy fan asking for an autograph.

The process of breaking up with Man United was ‘the worst’. He caused a stir by expressing his dissatisfaction with the manager and the club through a surprise media interview without consulting the club, and was virtually discharged from the team. Then we arrived at Al Nasr, Saudi Arabia.

In the European soccer world, the Middle East is regarded as the ‘end of the year stars’, but Ronaldo smiled at the warm hospitality of the Saudi fans at his inauguration ceremony.

At the time, Ronaldo shouted, “I have achieved everything I might have done in Europe. I might have played more in Europe, but I wanted to contribute to the development of Saudi football.”

However, it seems that Ronaldo and Saudi football’s companionship is not smooth.

First of all, Al-Nasr’s performance is below expectations.

About 20 days following Ronaldo joined, Al-Nassr failed to advance to the final of the Saudi Super Cup. Ronaldo wore the captain’s armband and played full-time in the semi-final, but was unable to prevent a 1-3 defeat.

Ronaldo scored his debut goal for Al Nasr as a penalty kick in a regular league game on February 4, two months following joining the club.

As the disappointment of the home fans grows, the chances of winning the regular league are fading.

Al-Nasr lost 0-2 in an away game once morest Al-Hilal, a rival for the league championship, on the 19th.

Al-Nasr is at a disadvantage as it is 3 points behind the leader (56 points) Al-Hilal and has played one more game.

In addition, Ronaldo committed ‘extraordinary actions’ twice in this match that did not go as planned.

In the 12th minute of the second half, Ronaldo competed with Al-Hilal midfielder Gustavo Kuellar and got a headlock and knocked him down, receiving a yellow card. It was an incomprehensible and ungentlemanly act.

This wasn’t the end. After the game, as Al-Hilal home fans provoked him by chanting the name of his rival Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain), Ronaldo put his hand to the groin twice.

The Al-Nasr club explained that Ronaldo felt pain in the affected area and touched it, but many Saudi fans are angry that Ronaldo has done an insulting act once morest Islamic law.

Eventually, there is also a movement to petition for Ronaldo’s expulsion.

According to the Daily Mail report in the British media, lawyer Nouf bin Ahmed said, “Ronaldo’s actions amount to a ‘crime of public dishonor’.” “If a foreigner commits this crime, he can face arrest and deportation. I will report Ronaldo to the Saudi prosecutor’s office.” said.

Ronaldo’s contract with Al Nasr runs until the summer of 2025. The annual salary is known to be around 200 million euros (approximately 291.1 billion won).

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