Saudi Arabia membership Al Nassr introduced the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo on December 31, 2022 on a two-year contract, paying the Portuguese participant €200 million per yr.
Following the switch, Al Nassr’s following on social media platform Instagram has sky rocketed from simply over 800,000 to over 6 million, and counting. According to studies, there have been enquiries by a number of broadcasters to telecast the video games of the membership in Europe.
The membership provided varied industrial incentives so as to persuade Ronaldo to affix the staff. “History in the making. This is a signing that will not only inspire our club to achieve even greater success but inspire our league, our nation and future generations, boys and girls to be the best version of themselves,” the staff had stated after the signing.
When was Al Nassr based?
The membership was established in Riyadh in 1955 by Zeid Bin Mutlaq Al-Ja’ba Al-Dewish Al-Mutairi. It remained an novice membership till 1960.
The management of the membership was later taken over by Abdul Rahman bin Saud Al Saud, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia. The staff began taking part in within the second division earlier than profitable promotion in 1963.
Does the Saudi crown personal Al Nassr?
No, the membership is run by presidents who’re elected by a board. In the previous, crown princes have been related to the management of the membership. The present president of the membership is Musalli Al-Muammar.
How many titles has Al Nassr gained?
The membership has 9 league titles, with the most recent triumph coming in 2019. It has six King’s Cup, three Crown Prince’s Cup trophies, three Federation Cup wins and two Saudi Super Cup titles.
Cristiano Ronaldo arrives at Riyadh International Airport forward of his presentation at Al Nassr.
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What is Al Nassr’s house stadium?
Al Nassr performs soccer on the Mrsool Park which has a capability of 25,000. This is the place Ronaldo can be offered to the followers on Tuesday.
Who is Al Nassr’s coach?
Al Nassr is coached by Rudi Garcia, who beforehand managed Lille, AS Roma, Olympique Marseille and Olympique Lyonnais. The Frenchman has been in cost since June.
Who are the opposite distinguished worldwide gamers in Al Nassr?
Other notable overseas gamers within the squad embrace Cameroon’s World Cup hero Vincent Aboubakar – who modified the sport in opposition to Serbia and scored the winner to stun Brazil of their final group sport in Qatar.
Colombian goalkeeper David Ospina, who beforehand performed for Arsenal and Napoli, in addition to former Brazil worldwide and midfielder Luiz Gustavo are additionally within the squad.
Who is Al Nassr’s main goalscorer?
The membership’s all-time high scorer is Majed Abdullah. The former Saudi striker scored 189 objectives and averaged practically a objective a sport.
What is Al Nassr’s rank in Saudi Pro League 2022/23 season standings?
Al Nassr goes into 2023 sitting high of the league with 26 factors after 11 matches, having gained eight video games and misplaced simply as soon as. Al Shabab is some extent behind in second place with a sport in hand.
Brazilian midfielder Talisca is its high scorer this season with six objectives – a joint league-high.
With the AFC altering the format for the Champions League, Ronaldo’s new staff should now win the league this season to qualify for the group stage of the 2023–24 version, which is ready to start in September.
(With inputs from Reuters)