Cristiano Ronaldo surprised the world once again with a fantastic overhead kick goal.
Captain Portugal' Ronaldo recently played a comeback game in the Saudi professional league and a home game against Alkali on the 24th (Korea time), shortly after a meeting with U.S. White House President Donald Trump. There was no sign of exhaustion. With a 3-1 lead in the second half, it flew in right after teammate Salem Alnazdi's goal cross. With his back to the goal, he scored a thrilling net with an acrobatic super-strong jump and a Caesars kick. The goal was enough to bring back memories of the magical goal he showed against Juventus in the European Champions League when he was at Real Madrid in 2018. Shortly after the thrilling net, Ronaldo celebrated his victory by receiving a ceremony from his colleague Salem al-Nazdi that covered the traditional Saudi headdress 'Agal'. Alnasr led the Saudi professional league with a 4-1 victory.
Fans exclaimed "WTF he's 40 years old!" and praised him as his wonder goal video spread rapidly on social media. The goal, which played a crucial role in Alnasr's 4-1 victory, proved Ronaldo once again a legend in world football.
Recent weeks have been a series of chaos and issues for Ronaldo. In the European qualifying round for the World Cup against Ireland by his motherland Portugal, Ronaldo received a red card for his ungentlemanly act of swinging his elbow at his opponent. As a result, the possibility of a two-game suspension at the beginning of the 2026 World Cup sparked controversy. Immediately after leaving, Ronaldo clapped his hands at the crowd and made a sarcastic gesture. Portugal manager Roberto Martinez insisted the decision to leave was rather harsh. Ronaldo covered Ronaldo, saying he received a rough mark from his opponent throughout the game, and the situation was more subtle than the video. The dismissal and disciplinary controversy are expected to have a great impact on Ronaldo's individual and Portugal's national team. Under FIFA regulations, at least two games of suspension can be imposed for serious fouls, drawing keen attention to whether to play in the World Cup.
The Portuguese soccer association is protesting FIFA to ensure that the warning applies only to the qualifying match against Armenia. The association told FIFA that `First, the hostile atmosphere at the Aviva Stadium, the actions of Irish national team coach Heymir Halgrimson (Halgrimson claims Ronaldo dominated the referee in the previous match), second, the fact that the Irish player Osha's shirt just before the incident provoked Ronaldo, and third, the disciplinary history of Ronaldo receiving the red card for the first time in 226 games in an international match.'
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Ronaldo also recently visited the U.S. for the first time since the alleged sexual violence in Las Vegas in 2017, making headlines for his surprise meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. President Trump had a special meeting with soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo at a White House dinner with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman. President Trump, who gave Ronaldo the golden key of giving gifts only to special people, also introduced Ronaldo among the attendees at the dinner, saying, "My son Barron is a big fan of Ronaldo. I think my son respects me more since I introduced him to Ronaldo." The day after the dinner, President Trump posted a video on his SNS that was believed to be AI synthesis, showing him kicking a ball in the Oval Office with Ronaldo. A photo of Ronaldo visiting the White House with his fiancee Georgina Rodriguez and taking a commemorative photo with President Trump and Elon Musk was also released.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
