I went to Saudi Arabia to watch Cristiano Ronaldo play – this is what it is really like
Cristiano Ronaldo’s club Al Nassr are one of four Saudi sides who are now majority-owned by the country’s Public Investment Fund, which also owns Newcastle (Mike Egerton/PA)
Sam FarleyTelegraph.co.uk
Pilgrimages to Saudi Arabia are nothing new, but pilgrimages to that country to see ageing footballers absolutely are.
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