Saudi businessman buys soccer’s costliest ticket, pays £2.2m to see Ronaldo-Messi match

Ahead of Saudi All-Star XI and PSG’s pleasant match on Thursday, a Saudi businessman buys soccer’s costliest ticket in historical past to observe Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi lock horns.

As per The Sun’s report, a VIP ticket was made obtainable with the beginning bid positioned at £220,000 whereas Musharraf bin Ahmed Al-Ghamdi supplied a whopping £2.2m and sealed the deal.

The ticket is claimed to be the costliest within the historical past of soccer and it’ll give the businessman an opportunity to satisfy soccer stars Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar and Okay Mbappe.

The VIP ticket is part of a fundraising marketing campaign launched by Turki Al-Sheikh, the top of the Saudi General Entertainment Authority with a purpose to donate funds to Saudi Arabia’s Ehsan charity fund.

Meanwhile, Ronaldo will likely be captaining the Saudi All-Star XI workforce which will likely be a combination of Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr gamers towards French champions of their pleasant match on Thursday.

Riyadh is the place Ronaldo has determined to base presumably the ultimate years of his storied profession after signing a deal price a reported $200 million-a-year to hitch Al Nassr.

The sport towards Messi and PSG presents a reminder of the Portugal worldwide’s glory days earlier than Ronaldo focuses on Al Nassr’s home title problem and bid to qualify for the Asian Champions League.

The Messi-Ronaldo rivalry was by no means better than after they performed for Barcelona and Real Madrid, respectively, and their scoring feats noticed the gamers dominate Spanish and European soccer.

With AP Inputs