The transfer of Ronaldo to Al Nassr

One of the biggest football news coming from the Kingdom is Cristiano Ronaldo's signing for Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia.

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Having left Manchester United, Cristiano Ronaldo has joined Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr, describing his new challenge as "exciting."

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As a result of Ronaldo's two-year agreement with the Riyadh giants, there has been a flurry of reactions on social media, particularly among his legion of loyal fans.

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Having more than 500 million Instagram followers and 106.5 million Twitter followers, he was praised for joining the Saudi Arabian league.

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"History is being made. Cristiano Ronaldo is very welcome at Roshn Saudi League! Ronaldo will play for Al-Nassr, the Kingdom's top football league, the Saudi Pro League announced on Twitter.

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President of the Saudi Olympic & Paralympic Committee, Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal tweeted: "Happy to have one of the best players in the world start his new career here.".

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We are pleased to welcome @Cristiano to the Kingdom. We hope to support the rest of our clubs in securing international stars."

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