{"id":1272101,"date":"2022-12-31T12:41:55","date_gmt":"2022-12-31T12:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/31\/cristiano-ronaldo-joins-saudi-arabia-side-al-nassr\/"},"modified":"2022-12-31T12:41:55","modified_gmt":"2022-12-31T12:41:55","slug":"cristiano-ronaldo-joins-saudi-arabia-side-al-nassr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/31\/cristiano-ronaldo-joins-saudi-arabia-side-al-nassr\/","title":{"rendered":"Cristiano Ronaldo joins Saudi Arabia side Al Nassr"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image_2022-12-31_102856476-696x392.png\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Cristiano Ronaldo became the first man to score at five different World Cups in Qatar in 2022\/ Credit: Al Nassr\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cristiano Ronaldo became the first man to score at five different World Cups in Qatar in 2022\/ Credit: Al Nassr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cristiano Ronaldo has joined Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr on a deal that runs until 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The Portugal captain, 37, is a free agent after\u00a0leaving Manchester United\u00a0following a controversial interview in which he criticised the club.<\/p>\n<p>Al Nassr \u2013 nine-time Saudi Pro League champions \u2013 described the signing as \u201chistory in the making\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>The club said it would \u201cinspire our league, nation and future generations to be the best version of themselves\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In the summer, Ronaldo\u00a0turned down a \u00a3305m deal\u00a0to join another Saudi team \u2013 Al Hilal \u2013 because he was happy at United.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in November, the striker\u00a0spoke out in an interview\u00a0with Piers Morgan for TalkTV in which he said he felt \u201cbetrayed\u201d by United, did not respect manager Erik ten Hag and was being forced out of the club.<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo, who scored 145 goals in 346 appearances for United, left Juventus to rejoin the Old Trafford club in August 2021 \u2013 11 years after he departed to join Real Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>He had just over seven months remaining on his \u00a3500,000-a-week contract with United but his immediate exit was \u201cmutually agreed\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>A day after he left the club, he was\u00a0banned for two domestic matches\u00a0for knocking a phone out of an Everton fan\u2019s hand after United\u2019s defeat at Goodison Park in April.<\/p>\n<p>He will serve the ban at domestic level with any new club \u2013 in England or abroad \u2013 although it does not apply at continental club level, such as the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo recently returned from playing for Portugal at the World Cup in Qatar, where he\u00a0made history\u00a0by becoming the first man to score at five different Fifa World Cups with his strike in his side\u2019s opening win against Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"ca89A-BGrts\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Badwam Thanksgiving Service \u2013 Anigyee Kasee - Adom TV News (30-12-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ca89A-BGrts?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cristiano Ronaldo became the first man to score at five different World Cups in Qatar in 2022\/ Credit: Al Nassr Cristiano Ronaldo has joined Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr on a deal that runs until 2025. 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