UFC fighter Francis Ngannou meets Cristiano Ronaldo

UFC fighter Francis Ngannou shared a publish with Al Nassr star Cristiano Ronaldo the place the 2 had been seen having a good time, even putting a pretend struggle pose towards each other. Ngannou shared the images on Instagram, captioned, “Great talking with the 🐐 in Riyadh today. Very inspirational! @cristiano,” whereas Ronaldo additionally wrote, “Great to catch up with world champion @francisngannou today!”

Ngannou was launched from his UFC franchise not too long ago and got here to Saudi Arabia to fulfill up with Ronaldo, who, just a few months in the past, moved to Al Nassr after terminating his contract with Manchester United.

The Portuguese famous person is all set to make his debut for Al Nassr towards Ettifaq FC in a Saudi Pro League match on Sunday after serving a 2-match ban by the FA for knocking a telephone out of the fingers of an Everton fan.

On Thursday, Ronaldo and Lionel Messi transported followers again in time to the heyday of their storied rivalry, as each forwards received on the scoresheet in an exhibition match earlier than Hugo Ekitike earned 10-man PSG a 5-4 win over the Riyadh Season Team.

While the match could not have a lot significance for the groups concerned, soccer followers around the globe received loads of bang for his or her buck as a narrative that has dominated the game for over a decade appeared to return to an finish in a memorable goalfest.

In an action-packed first half on the King Fahd Stadium in Riyadh, targets from Messi and Marquinhos had been cancelled out by a Ronaldo brace, whereas PSG’s Juan Bernat was despatched off for a lunging deal with on Saudi worldwide Salem Al-Dawsari.

Both groups saved their foot on the gasoline within the second half, however Ekitike’s 78th-minute strike ultimately made the distinction on the night time.