Ronaldo banned from making Al-Nassr debut, to serve two-game suspensionPublished on January 5, 2023By Don Silas

Al-Nassr’s new signing, Cristiano Ronaldo will have to wait before making his debut for his new club as he is yet to serve his suspension for smashing the phone of an Everton fan last year, according to Daily Mail.

This means Ronaldo will not make his Al-Nassr debut on Thursday evening when they host Al-Ta’ee in a Saudi Pro League tie.

Recall that the English FA had handed Ronaldo a two-match ban for smashing the phone of an Everton fan last April.

Apart from that, there are other factors preventing the former Manchester United forward from making his debut.

Al-Nassr will have to offload a foreign player and get a certificate of competence from the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) before fielding the Portugal captain.

Also, Al-Nassr coach Rudi Garcia indicated that he would wait for Ronaldo to return to full fitness as he took the field for the last time on December 10, 2022, during Portugal’s 2022 FIFA World Cup quarter-final defeat to Morocco.

Ronaldo recently said on Tuesday that many clubs from across the world tried to sign him before his eventual move to Al-Nassr.

The five-time Ballon d’Or winner stated this during his first interview as an Al-Nassr player on Tuesday evening.

The 37-year-old said, “Nobody knows, but I can say now that I had many opportunities in Europe, many clubs in Brazil, in Australia, in the US, even in Portugal, many clubs tried to sign me.”

https://dailypost.ng/2023/01/05/ronaldo-banned-from-making-al-nassr-debut-to-serve-two-game-suspension/

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Toneypen247:
Ronaldo banned from making Al-Nassr debut, to serve two-game suspensionPublished on January 5, 2023By Don Silas

Al-Nassr’s new signing, Cristiano Ronaldo will have to wait before making his debut for his new club as he is yet to serve his suspension for smashing the phone of an Everton fan last year, according to Daily Mail.

This means Ronaldo will not make his Al-Nassr debut on Thursday evening when they host Al-Ta’ee in a Saudi Pro League tie.

Recall that the English FA had handed Ronaldo a two-match ban for smashing the phone of an Everton fan last April.

Apart from that, there are other factors preventing the former Manchester United forward from making his debut.

Al-Nassr will have to offload a foreign player and get a certificate of competence from the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) before fielding the Portugal captain.

Also, Al-Nassr coach Rudi Garcia indicated that he would wait for Ronaldo to return to full fitness as he took the field for the last time on December 10, 2022, during Portugal’s 2022 FIFA World Cup quarter-final defeat to Morocco.

Ronaldo recently said on Tuesday that many clubs from across the world tried to sign him before his eventual move to Al-Nassr.

The five-time Ballon d’Or winner stated this during his first interview as an Al-Nassr player on Tuesday evening.

The 37-year-old said, “Nobody knows, but I can say now that I had many opportunities in Europe, many clubs in Brazil, in Australia, in the US, even in Portugal, many clubs tried to sign me.”

https://dailypost.ng/2023/01/05/ronaldo-banned-from-making-al-nassr-debut-to-serve-two-game-suspension/

We will wait...

dawnomike:
We will wait...

Exactly

Total crap!

he smashed an everton's fan phone.. That start and end in the premiere league.. Should never be in effect in his current club...

Smashnaldo
Bannaldo

Rivaldo:

"A player like Cristiano does not think about money, as he does not need it. If I were in his position, I would have made the same decision. Cristiano's contract is a well-deserved reward & a final culmination of everything he has done in the world of football."

National FA match bans are not carried over to other FAs.

It is only FIFA bans that can get that effect.