The football world wanted it intensely: Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi should face each other one last time. At 37, the Portuguese is in the selection of the best players of Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal, two major clubs in the Saudi Championship, for a friendly match against PSG Lionel Messi (35), scheduled for Thursday in Riyadh. The five-time Ballon d’Or will thus play his first match since arriving in the Persian Gulf.
Better, CR7 will be the captain of his team. A video, published by Turki al-Sheikh, adviser to the Saudi Royal Court, president of the General Entertainment Authority and also president of the Spanish club Almeria, shows the moment Ronaldo receives the captain’s armband.
