#Cristiano Ronaldo

#Cristiano Ronaldo

The Oxford-born head coach has recently been appointed Al Kholood's head coach, the first Saudi club 100 per cent owned by foreign investors, The Harburg Group, fronted by American businessman Ben Harburg. Buckingham replaces outgoing boss Noureddine Zekri, with Cosmin Contra having spent 20 days as an interim boss in between. The new boss is excited for the challenge ahead, coming up against coaches like Simone Inzaghi, and players like Cristiano Ronaldo who Buckingham is actually two days younger than.

The U.S. Soccer Federation is finalizing details for the United States to play Portugal in a friendly in March, with Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium the likely venue, multiple sources with knowledge of the discussions told ESPN. The match, if held, would see Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo play in the U.S. for the first time since 2014 when he was here as part of Real Madrid's tour of the U.S.

Joao Felix scored a hat-trick on his Saudi Pro League debut as he led Al-Nassr to a thumping 5-0 opening-day victory over Al-Taawoun on Friday. Kingsley Coman also marked his league debut with a goal, while Cristiano Ronaldo also got in on the act to send Jorge Jesus' side to the summit of the early standings. Al-Nassr needed just seven minutes to open the scoring through Joao Felix, who was picked out by Angelo before firing a low left-footed effort into the far corner.

Marcelo Brozovic picked out Sadio Mane with a clever pass, and the Senegalese forward kept his composure to finish low into the bottom corner.

"For me he's [Ronaldo] no problem. He was never the problem and I think that's the past," Ten Hag told reporters after Leverkusen's 2-0 defeat to Chelsea in a friendly.

Cristiano Ronaldo criticized the state of Carrington, noting that nothing had changed since his last presence with the club in 2009. He expressed surprise over the outdated facilities, saying there was zero evolution since Sir Alex Ferguson's departure. He emphasized the need for a complete overhaul, as many amenities, such as the swimming pools, had ‘loose, chipped and missing tiles’, which is unacceptable for a club of Manchester United’s stature.

Al-Nassr's ambitious financial commitment of an estimated 492 million to Cristiano Ronaldo over two years illustrates the huge economic stakes involved in global football.

Pioli guided the Rossoneri to the top-flight title in 2021-22 before departing in May last year in search of a new challenge.

At the end of the day, Al Nassr is like Atlético and Al Hilal is like Madrid. It would be a very unusual situation to strengthen your team with a player from your eternal rival.