Cristiano Ronaldo was unveiled at his new residence – Al Nassr – on Tuesday on the Mrsool Park in Riyadh simply two days earlier than the membership performs its first recreation of 2023.
The five-time Ballon D’Or winner accomplished a shock transfer to the Asian nation on a two-year-deal which makes him the very best paid footballer on the planet.
Post his presentation in entrance of the house followers, the Portuguese has been concerned in coaching periods forward of Al Nassr’s residence recreation in opposition to Al Ta’ee on Thursday.
During the press convention on the presentation ceremony on Tuesday, Ronaldo stated that he’s desirous to make his debut for the membership. He even accomplished his medical upon arrival on the new membership.
The ahead, nevertheless, might not be taking the sphere on Thursday. The motive is his two-match ban imposed by England’s Football Association in November 2022 for hitting an Everton fan throughout his stint with Manchester United.
FIFA’s ‘Regulation on the Status and Transfer of Players’ states in part 12.1 that, “Any disciplinary sanction of up to four matches or up to three months that has been imposed on a player by the former association but not yet (entirely) served by the time of the transfer shall be enforced by the new association at which the player has been registered in order for the sanction to be served at domestic level. When issuing the ITC, the former association shall notify the new association via TMS of any such disciplinary sanction that has yet to be (entirely) served.”
Ronaldo was additionally fined £150,000 for the incident that occurred in April 2022. He was set to serve the suspension in England however switched to the brand new membership after the World Cup.
As a end result, Ronaldo is anticipated to be obtainable for choice solely after the two-game suspension on January 21. Al Nassr will play Ettifaq.