WHAT OCCURED?
The Portuguese superstar, whose contract at Manchester United was cancelled, has teamed up with Al-Nassr. The five-time Ballon d'Or winner has been barred from playing for his new club due to a two-match suspension received during a trying time in England, but on January 19,
When PSG is faced in an exhibition match, possibly with Messi and Kylian Mbappe in their traveling party, a debut of sorts will be made.
“It (his debut) won’t be with the Al-Nassr jersey. It will be a mix between Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr. As the coach of Al-Nassr, I cannot be happy with this match. For development, to see PSG, to see the great Parisian players, indeed it is a good thing. But we have a championship game three days later. In terms of scheduling, it could have been better thought out. But it’s not a big deal. We are in the lead, we are happy. It is a difficult championship to win, but we intend to do it.”
THE BIGGER PICTURE: Ronaldo will miss Saturday's match against Al-Shabab as he serves the remainder of the suspension he received for kicking a phone out of the hands of a young Everton supporter at Goodison Park. Last week, Al-Nassr defeated Al-Ta'ee 2-0.