Cristiano Ronaldo lined up on the soccer area to face Lionel Messi as soon as once more on Thursday. Ronaldo is taking part in for Saudi All-star XI in opposition to Lionel Messi’s Paris Saint-Germain in a pleasant match. It is the primary time Ronaldo shall be taking part in any soccer in Saudi Arabia since signing a contract with Al Nassr that runs till 2025 and is price greater than 200 million euros ($214 million), in keeping with sources near the membership. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner is scheduled to make his Saudi Pro League debut for Al Nassr on Sunday.
Ahead of the match, Indian celebrity Amitabh Bachchan greeted the gamers.
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To promote Thursday’s pleasant, Turki al-Sheikh, an advisor on the Royal Court and head of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, introduced a charity public sale for a particular ticket that might include perks like photograph alternatives with gamers and entry to the locker rooms. Bidding began at 1 million Saudi riyals ($266,000) and the public sale closed at 11:30 p.m. native time on Tuesday.
Sheikh then introduced on Twitter the profitable bid of 10 million riyals ($2.6 million) had come from Mushref al-Ghamdi.
“Congratulations, you deserve it, and may God reward you with good,” Sheikh mentioned.
The proceeds from the public sale are as a result of go to the nationwide charity marketing campaign often called Ehsan.
Besides Messi, PSG stars who’re taking part in on Thursday embrace France striker Kylian Mbappe and Achraf Hakimi, who final 12 months in Qatar helped make Morocco the primary Arab and African staff to achieve the World Cup semi-finals.
The Saudi choose staff contains Salem Al-Dawsari, who scored the profitable aim within the Green Falcons’ shock defeat of Argentina within the World Cup’s group stage.
Oil-rich monarchy Saudi Arabia, which has been snapping up sports activities property as half of a drive to melt its austere picture, is usually accused of “sportswashing”, or utilizing sport to distract consideration from human rights controversies.
Ronaldo is anticipated to obtain a mixed 400 million euros within the kingdom, together with a separate cost for his work as an envoy for an anticipated World Cup bid for Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Greece, in keeping with sources near Al Nassr.
With AFP inputs
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