While the fans were settling down after the FIFA World Cup ended, Cristiano Ronaldo shocked everyone by joining a soccer club in Saudi Arabia. The Portuguese star took everyone by surprise after he accepted Al-Nassr’s jaw-dropping offer. The contract that Ronaldo signed with Al-Nassr is reportedly over €200 million including commercial deals.
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As of today, Saudi Arabia made a special announcement to the soccer universe. They announced a friendly match between Paris Saint-Germain and a mix of players from Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr. Riyadh will host the historical match. However, that’s not the only surprise.
Fans were shocked after looking at the ‘Beyond Imagination’ ticket.
Cristiano Ronaldo will play against Lionel Messi!
The “Beyond Imagination” ticket is now up for auction. The bidding war for the special ticket started at $ 2,68,525 and the bidders have already taken it to an astronomical amount. As of a few hours ago, the bidding crossed $7,50,000. The bidding for this ticket is set to close on 17 January.
Here are the details about Beyond Imagination ticket bidding…It will end on the 17th of Jan at 11:30 PM KSA time. The money will go to charity (Ehsan) @EhsanSA. So far we reached 700 thousand Euros. pic.twitter.com/FDMtSkwSBT
— TURKI ALALSHIKH (@Turki_alalshikh) January 9, 2023
Soccer fans are already expecting the final bid to reach an unimaginable amount of money. However, maybe that’s what it takes to exclusively meet soccer’s biggest superstars. Every soccer fan’s World Cup dream of watching Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi playing against each other will be fulfilled now.
As announced, the ‘Beyond Imagination’ ticket will have many perks like attending the ceremony with His Excellency Turki Alalshikh, along with a chance to meet Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Neymar, and Kylian Mbappe. The special ticket holder will also gain exclusive access to the Gala Lunch and both the team’s dressing rooms.
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The winner of this ticket will have the chance to participate in the crowning ceremony and be a part of the group photo with the winning team. All proceeds collected from the auction will go to ‘Ehsaan’. Ehsaan is the main platform for charitable activities in Saudi Arabia.
Ronaldo is on a mission!
Saudi Arabia is doing all it can to kickstart a soccer culture in the country. That was also of the main reasons why Cristiano Ronaldo joined the Saudi-based soccer club. Soccer fans are not ready to accept the fact that Ronaldo will not be playing soccer in Europe anymore. However, Ronaldo told his supporters that he had finished his work in Europe.
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In his first interview as an Al-Nassr player, Ronaldo revealed, “There are many clubs who tried to sign me but I gave the word to this club for the opportunity. To develop not only football but other part of this amazing country. For me it’s a good challenge. I know what I want and I know what I don’t want.”
Without a doubt, Cristiano Ronaldo is a global soccer legend. However, it remains to be seen if the Portuguese star can kick-start a new soccer culture in Saudi Arabia, just like Pele did in America.
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