The Saudi protocol to forget

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Cristiano Ronaldo (38) celebrated countless successes in his career. Among other things, three English and two Italian and Spanish national titles each, five triumphs in the Champions League, five times world footballer of the year and European champion 2016.

Instead of putting an end to his career at a big club, he decided last winter to be gilded as a professional football player in the desert. But now the Arabian adventure seems to be the only misunderstanding. But it all started in England.

Old love does not rust – people think. The joy of the fans is correspondingly great when Ronaldo returns to Manchester United in the summer of 2021. The club where he broke through and for which he played from 2003 to 2009. But after a year there is not much left of it. In mid-November 2022, Ronaldo launched a sweeping attack.

In a TV interview, he does not mince words and criticizes the club and the coach. Among other things, he says: “I feel betrayed by the club!” He was made the “black sheep”, a scapegoat for the crisis in the team. With that, he heralds the beginning of the end for the Red Devils.

Ronaldo prepares in Qatar for the first World Cup match with Portugal, while ManUtd announce that the club and player will part ways on November 22, 2022. “Cristiano Ronaldo is leaving Manchester United by mutual consent with immediate effect,” the statement said.

The Portuguese can also be talked about later. “After discussions with Manchester United, we have jointly decided to terminate the contract early,” he said. “I love Manchester United and the fans, that will never change. Still, the time feels right for me to look for a new challenge.”

For a good month it is uncertain where Ronaldo will continue his career. The bomb will burst on December 30, 2022. He moves to Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia. After falling out with ManUtd, that means a huge pay rise. According to ‘Sun’, he would have earned around 29 million a year at the Premier League club. In the desert he signs a contract until 2025 with a salary of about 200 million euros per year.

“The vision that Al-Nassr has is very inspiring. I am very much looking forward to joining my teammates and helping the team to be more successful,” were his first words after the announcement.

At the beginning of January, Ronaldo will be officially presented at his new club. The sheikhs don’t splash off and present their star with a pompous laser show. And Ronaldo? He makes a faux pas at the press conference. “For me it’s not the end of my career when I come to South Africa,” he says. And does not realize his mistake.

Patience is required before using it for the first time. Ronaldo has to serve a two-match suspension – at ManUtd he knocked the mobile phone out of a fan’s hand – and was not allowed to play at the beginning. On January 22 it’s time. In the first game he does not score a goal, in the second he scores with a penalty. In game number 3 then his moment of glory: he puts together a four-pack.

“Bayern or Chelsea – or we will break up”, Ronaldo is said to have threatened his star advisor Jorge Mendes in the autumn of 2022. As is known, he landed at Al-Nassr and sent his advisor into the desert. According to “El Mundo”, Ronaldo believed that Mendes had made too little effort to fulfill his wish. However, the divorce will not become public until the end of January.

Ronaldo appears to have arrived in Saudi Arabia with his family and occupied the suite in a luxury hotel in Riyadh. On the field, however, he has to endure a lot. And that of fans. In mid-February, he was nearly mowed down by a speedster who asked him for a photo while warming up and slipped on the wet lawn.

In early March, opponents provoked him with Messi chants. His reaction? A grip in the crotch.

Al-Nassr becomes restless. Coach Rudi Garcia (59) has to leave. According to “Marca”, a cabin dispute between him and the players is a trigger. Ronaldo is also said to have contributed to this and to have deposited his dissatisfaction with Garcia at the club.

In April, Ronaldo has thin skin. First he tears an opponent to the ground with a wrestling interlude, a week later he yells at his teammates on the field. He is not satisfied with their performance. No wonder. The man who won the title on the running meter is in danger of ending the season without a trophy. Al-Nassr has been eliminated from all cup competitions and lost first place in the league.

There are also rumors about a relationship crisis with girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez (29). She is no longer content in the desert. Does Ronaldo leave Al-Nassr because of her? In any case, he denies the rumors about the crisis with a kissing photo.

But according to «El Nacional», culture and language also bother him – along with the prospect of not winning a title. After all, an ex-club has already shown interest in re-capturing him: Real Madrid. Not as a player, but as an ambassador. Whether he participates remains to be seen. (bir)

Source : Blick

Emma

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