Ahead of the friendly against Inter Miami featuring Messi and Suarez, Ronaldo leads Al-Nassr teammates to China for friendly games.
Portuguese player Cristiano Ronaldo led the Al Nassr football squad on a trip to China in preparation for a friendly tournament that takes place in January.
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The team's first game is scheduled for January 24 against Shanghai, while their second game is scheduled for January 28 against Zhejiang.
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Ronaldo in China
Cheering Cristiano Ronaldo's name, a sea of Chinese supporters flocked to Shenzhen Airport to greet the Al Nassr delegation.
Early arrivals at the airport preceded the team's plane landing by a large number of supporters.
Due to Ronaldo's enormous popularity in China, supporters of Al Nassr are excited to see the world-famous player lead the team during this time, so they bought tickets for the friendly matches in advance.
In a previous video that was uploaded to Al Nassr's official account, Ronaldo said to his Chinese followers, "Are you ready? Al Nassr is coming."
Ronaldo just took up two trophies from the Global Soccer Conference: the Maradona Award for Top Scorer of the Year 2023 and Best Player in the Middle East.
The majority of Al Nassr's professional players, including Otavio, Ronaldo, and Brozović, are in China with them.
David Ospina, the goalkeeper from Colombia, has just returned from an injury.
This is not the first time Ronaldo will receive a massive reception in Asia as he was welcomed like a king in Iran.
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But certain players, like Seko Fofana and Sadio Mané, aren't there because they're in Ivory Coast for the present African Cup of Nations.
The trip to China for Ronaldo's Al Nassr comes after Lionel Messi and Inter Miami started training for their match-up.
Al Nassr will play in the Riyadh Season Cup 2024 in Riyadh after their tour in China.
On February 1st, they will take against Messi's Inter Miami, while on February 8th, they will play Al Hilal.
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