Cristiano Ronaldo joins Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr
Al Nassr of Saudi Arabia has announced that Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo signed for the club on Friday, in a deal said to be worth more than 200 million euros.
Ronaldo, who signed the contract that is till June 2025, said, "I can't wait to discover a new football league in a different country." The 37-year-old is a former Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus player.
He was shown on the Al Nassr Twitter feed, holding a blue and yellow shirt with his favorite number seven on the back, reports NDTV.
"The vision with which Al Nassr operates is very inspiring, and I am delighted to join my teammates, so that together we can help the team achieve greater success," said Ronaldo.
Al Nassr have won nine Saudi Arabian league titles, the last won in 2019.
"This is more than history in the making. This is a signing that will not only inspire our club to achieve even greater success but inspire our league, our nation and future generations, boys and girls to be the best version of themselves. Welcome @cristiano to your new home @alnassr_fc," tweeted the Saudis.
Ronaldo has joined the Al Nassr after a year that saw him being kept away from the field for Portugal and also being cut adrift from Manchester United.
While Ronaldo has long been one of the top-paid soccer players, he is, for Saudi Arabia, one of the latest high-priced sporting stars acquired.
Dustin Johnson reportedly signed a contract of 125 million dollars, following which, the club won more than 35 million in eight tournaments.
Saudi Arabia has also staged heavyweight boxing title matches, the Dakar Rally and a Formula One grand prix in the last two years.
Ronaldo has also been contesting against Lionel Messi for the titles of the greatest player and biggest earner in soccer. In addition, he has won five Champions League titles (2008, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018), league titles in Italy (2019, 2020) with Juventus, in Spain (2012, 2017) with Real Madrid and in England (2007, 2008, 2009) with United.
He is also the top scorer in the Champions League and with the Portuguese national team with whom he won Euro 2016.
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Vijayanagara: One dead, 12 injured as trucks hits their vehicle from behind on NH 50
Vijayanagara: One man was killed and 12 others were injured after a truck hit vehicle they were traveling in on the National Highway 50 stretch on the outskirts of Koodligi in the district.
The accident victim, Madhu (27), is learned to have been an employee of Reliance Digital from Andhra Pradesh.
The vehicle was reportedly traveling from Bengaluru to Koodligi and the passengers are learned to have been seriously injured following the collision with the truck, which was found to have a Maharashtra registration.
Koodligi Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) Mallesh Dodmani and Circle Inspector Prahlad Channagiri arrived at the accident spot on being informed of the accident.
The police officers and locals rescued the injured passengers and got them shifted to the Koodligi Government Hospital. Some of the passengers were reportedly taken to the Ballari Trauma Care Centre for further treatment.
A case has been registered at the Koodligi Police Station and the officers are investigating the incident.
