Messi, Ronaldo likely to play friendly in January
As rumors swirl that PSG will travel to Saudi Arabia in January to face a squad consisting of Al Nassr and Al Hilal Messi and Ronaldo’s team runs could cross mid-season.
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will play on two different continents in 2023 since their respective debuts at Barcelona and Sporting CP earlier this decade. Messi signed a one-year contract extension with Paris Saint-Germain, while Ronaldo signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Saudi club Nasser.
🚨 On January 19, PSG play a friendly against a combined XI from Al Nassr and Al Hilal.
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We could see another clash between Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
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However, the two legends could meet halfway through the campaign.
According to some rumors, Paris Saint-Germain will travel to Saudi Arabia in January against a team consisting of Al Nasr and Al Hilal.
Al Nassr took to social media on Friday to share a photo of the five-time Ballon d’Or winner holding up his team’s shirt, ending a month-long rumor. The decision was hailed as “history in the making” by the club. Ronaldo joined the team as a free agent after his contract with Manchester United was cancelled.
According to Al Nassr on Twitter, this is a signing that “will not only inspire our club to greater success, but our league, our country and future generations, boys and girls, will inspire them to the best version.
Argentina recently won their first World Cup in 36 years in Qatar thanks to Messi. Ronaldo, however, struggled as Portugal coach Fernando Santos decided to stay in the round of 16. Although Santos presented Ronaldo in the second half of the quarter-final against Morocco, the Iberian team could not qualify for the final while the African team qualified for the semi-finals.
