Who are Al Nassr, Ronaldo’s new team?
Saudi Arabian football club Al Nassr has announced the signing of Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo, in a landmark move for football in the Middle East. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner became a free agent last month when his contract with English side
Manchester United was terminated.
Who are Al Nassr?
Formed in 1955, it is a club based in the Saudi capital, Riyadh.
It plays in the country’s top division, the Saudi Professional League (SPL), which has 18 teams. Al Nassr players wear yellow and blue while their home ground, Mrsool Park, has a capacity of 25,000.
Al Nassr have won a total of nine league titles, with the last being in the 201819 season.
They are the second-most successful team in the league, behind Riyadhbased Al Hilal, who have won 18.
Al Nassr are currently sitting second in the league after 10 games, two points behind leaders Al Shabab.
Last season, the team finished third, six points behind champions Al Hilal. Al Nassr have also won the country’s knockout championship, the King’s Cup, six times. Their most recent win was in 1990. Al Nassr’s best performance in the AFC Champions League, Asia’s premier club competition, came in 1995 when they finished runners-up behind Japan’s Ilhwa Chunma.
Saudi teams have won the AFC Champions League six times, with Al Hilal claiming a record four titles and Al Ittihad winning the continental competition twice. n Bolkah is the world’s richest player, and already infinitely wealthier than Ronaldo. However, unlike Ronaldo, Bolkiah hasn’t amassed his wealth from his endeavours on the pitch - and his fortunes are nothing to do with how much he earns while playing football