Cristiano Ronaldo's first game in Saudi Arabia is set to be against Paris Saint-Germain and a possible reunion with his career-long rival Lionel Messi. (More Football News)
PSG said Monday it will play a Jan. 19 friendly in Riyadh against a composꦑite team of players from Ronaldo's new club Al Nassr and Al Hilal, the current Asian Champions✤ League title holder.
Ronaldo should have to wait until Jan. 22 to make his formal debuꦦt for Al-Nassr in a lꦓeague game against Al Ettifaq.
World soccer rules require the 37-year-old star to finish serving a two-match suspension imposed by the English Foo💎tball Association 🦋in November ahead of the World Cup. Ronaldo slapped a mobile phone out of a fan's hand following a game against Everton last April.
Qatar-owned PSG is visiting Saudi Arabia during a two-day break in the region, including a visit to Doh🥂a for promotional work with the club's portfolio of Qatari sponsors.