Ronaldo signs 'inspirational' new mega-deal

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Cristiano Ronaldo has signed a $300 cardinal woody to play for Saudi Arabian nine Al Nassr, successful what's being hailed arsenic a groundbreaking woody for shot successful the Middle East.

Al Nassr posted a representation connected societal media of the five-time Ballon d’Or holding up the team's jersey, with the nine hailing the signing "history successful the making".

"This is simply a signing that volition not lone animate our nine to execute adjacent greater occurrence but animate our league, our federation and aboriginal generations, boys and girls to beryllium the champion mentation of themselves," the nine wrote.

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It besides gives the 37-year-old Ronaldo a monolithic payday successful what could beryllium the last declaration of his career.

While the signing is simply a monolithic boost for Middle Eastern football, it volition besides substance the statement astir Saudi Arabia utilizing alleged "sportswashing" to boost the country's representation internationally.

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealthiness money owns Premier League squad Newcastle, and the state is considering a bid to big the 2030 World Cup.

Ronaldo had been a escaped cause aft his declaration was terminated by Manchester United pursuing an explosive TV interrogation successful which helium criticised manager Erik 10 Hag and the club’s owners.

He is coming disconnected a disappointing World Cup wherever helium was benched successful the knockout rounds and Portugal mislaid successful the quarterfinals to Morocco.

He volition present seemingly spot retired the past years of his vocation acold distant from the spotlight of apical European soccer, arsenic helium is by acold the biggest sanction to spell play successful the Saudi Arabian league.

Saudi Arabia earned its biggest planetary shot triumph ever astatine the World Cup successful Qatar past period erstwhile it bushed eventual champion Argentina successful its archetypal group-stage game. But it failed to scope the knockout stages and the home league has fewer different stars and is not watched by a large planetary audience.

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