Ronaldo returns after Portugal quarrel and scores in Al-Nassr win
Ronaldo reached 980 career goals and is now 20 away from 1,000 after scoring the opener in Al-Nassr’s 3-0 win.
- On Friday, 41-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 980th official career goal during Al-Nassr's Saudi Pro League match against Diriyah at Al-Awwal Park in Riyadh, striking just 23 minutes into the fixture.
- Ronaldo returned to Al-Nassr following a turbulent international break, where he left Portugal's squad after a dispute with head coach Jorge Jesus over promised playing time. He publicly criticized Jesus for failing to honor private assurances.
- The former Real Madrid and Manchester United star entered the match with 979 goals and is now just 20 short of the 1,000-goal mark. He has scored 146 goals for Portugal, including winning the Euro.
- Al-Nassr remains in the Saudi Pro League title race while Diriyah, featuring Former Liverpool striker Darwin, entered ninth place. Ronaldo's return to the starting lineup added considerable significance to the fixture.
- Jorge Jesus and the Portuguese Football Federation indicated the door remains open for Ronaldo's national team return, though his focus has shifted to club soccer. At 41, maintaining his scoring rate toward 1,000 goals remains a significant challenge.
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RIAD, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo returned to activity with his club on Friday after a controversial international window with Portugal and scored the opening goal in Al-Nassr's 3-0 victory over Diriyah in the...
A goal from Ronaldo colored Al Nassr's victory, and also made his team close in on Tijjani Reijnders' team, Al Qadsiyah at the top of the Saudi Arabian League standings.
In the return to official activity after the conflict with Jorge Jesus, which led to his departure from the concentration of Portugal in the middle of FIFA, CR7 became the triumph of his club for the Saudi league.
Ronaldo’s 980th career goal helps fire Al-Nassr past Diriyah as Saudi Pro League resumes
RIYADH: The Saudi Pro League’s 25-day, international-break hiatus ended on Friday, as Al-Nassr hosted Diriyah at Al-Awwal Park hoping to erase the memory of their last game before the break, a disappointing 1-1 away draw against Al-Khaleej. A larger storyline had emerged days earlier, however, as Cristiano Ronaldo’s widely publicized fallout with Al-Nassr’s former manager, now head coach of the Portuguese national team, Jorge Jesus, dominated th…
Ronaldo scores 980th career goal as Al-Nassr thrash Diriyah
Cristiano Ronaldo put his national team woes behind him as he scored for Al-Nassr in their 3-0 win over Diriyah on Friday. The 41-year-old opened the scoring in the 23rd minute of the Saudi Pro League fixture. It was Ronaldo’s 980th career goal for club and country. Ronaldo has now taken another step towards the […] Ronaldo scores 980th career goal as Al-Nassr thrash Diriyah
Cristiano Ronaldo smiles again. The Portuguese footballer has lived a few days of the most convulsive, with his departure from the selection of Portugal after a practically public confrontation with Jorge Jesus. His abandonment of the concentration in full international stop has topped headlines all over the world, ending with an open letter in the ... Continue reading "Christian Ronaldo gets rid of his mess with Portugal marking with Al Nassr a…
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