Cristiano Ronaldo makes Saudi league debut in Al Nassr's 1-0 victory

Cristiano Ronaldo made his much-awaited Al Nassr debut, but failed to score as his new team defeated Al-Ettifaq 1-0 in the Saudi Pro League on Sunday

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In his debut game in Riyadh, Ronaldo played the entire 90 minutes and kept the crowd engaged

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Brazilian forward Anderson Talisca gave Al-Nassr the lead shortly after the halfway point. Abdulmajeed Al Sulaiheem sent in a cross that Ronaldo rushed into the box to try to meet, but it sailed over his head and was met by Talisca, who was able to score

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The second half saw the 37-year-old race the ball down to the byline and fire in a threatening cross, but the resulting shot missed the mark

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Earlier on Thursday, Ronaldo scored twice for a Riyadh All Stars team in a 4-5 defeat to Lionel Messi's Paris Saint-Germain in an exhibition match

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With 14 games under their belt, Al Nassr has surpassed the reigning champion Al Hilal by one point

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Ronaldo, a five-time Ballon d'Or winner who starred for Real Madrid, Juventus and Manchester United, signed a deal to June 2025 with Al Nassr, apparently after rejecting offers from Europe, North America and beyond

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Media reports have claimed the Portugal star could be earning up to $200 million a year from the deal, which would make him the highest-paid soccer player in history

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