Ronaldo appointed captain of Saudi team in match against Messi's PSG

Agencies | Riyadh

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com   

Cristiano Ronaldo will lead Al-Nassr-Al Hilal all-star team as captain against Paris Saint-Germain on January 19 during a Riyadh Season Cup game.

Turki Al Sheikh, Chairman of General Entertainment Authority (GEA), made the announcement on his social media account and posted a video clip in which the Portuguese striker was given the captain's armband.

The "Beyond Imagination" match will feature a combined team from Saudi clubs Al Nassr and rival Al Hilal versus Paris St Germain.

Referring to the famous rivalry between the two Saudi clubs, Turki Al Sheikh wrote on Twitter: "I hope that day we will forget Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr for two hours and we will all become the Riyadh Season Cup... and after two hours we will stop the truce."

The friendly could also see football greats Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi pitted against each other. And the game in Riyadh will be the pair's first on-pitch meeting since Juventus beat Barcelona 3-0 in December 2020.

The bidding for a golden ticket to the much-anticipated Riyadh Season Cup game started at 2 million Saudi riyals (around Dh2 million).

A Saudi Arabian businessman is leading the bid with a whopping 10 million riyals ($2.66 million) offer for a ticket to a showpiece game.