Cristiano Ronaldo’s wedding means delayed start for Al Nassr’s new campaign

Cristiano Ronaldo is exp jin88bet.one ected to miss Al Na jin88bet.one jin88bet.one ssr’s opening two fixtures of the 2026-27 season after marrying his partner, Georgina Rodriguez, according to reports in Sau ak168app.baby di Arabia.

ak168app.baby ak168app.baby The Portuguese forward will reportedly be absent when Al Nassr b ak168app.club ak168app.club egin their ak168app.club Roshn Saudi League title defence against Al Fateh next Saturday. He is also expected to miss the club’s meeting with Al-Diriyah three days later in the round of 32 of the King’s Cup.

S ks168app.site audi newspaper Al Ya ks168app.site ks168app.site um reported that Ronaldo’s absence is linked to his wedding ceremony with ic88 Rodrigu ic88 ez, which is taking place today, Saturday.

Ronaldo has not played o ic88 r trained with Al Nassr since Portugal’s involvement in the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico ended on 6 July. Portugal were eliminated in the last 16 a ic88 fter losing 1-0 to Spain. ic88 ic88

There had been an expectation that the 41-year-old would re ic88 ic88 join Al Nassr after the standard legal period allowed following a player’s departure from an international tournament. That period extends to 21 days from the ic88 end of a team’s World Cup campaign.

However, Ronaldo did not return to training within that timeframe and was not included in the club’s overseas training camp, which concluded on ic88 lr88 ic88 ic88 Wednesday.

His absence has continued since Al Nassr r lr lr88 88 eturned to Riyadh. As a result, he has missed every training session held during the club’s preparations in the three cities used for their camps: the Saudi capit lr88 lr88 al, Abha and Lisbon.

In total, Ronaldo has been lr88 away from Al Nassr’s training programme for 32 days, according to the lr88 report.

His delayed return means Al Nassr are set to begin the new campaign without the player who has led their attack an lr88 lr88 lr88 d remains the focal point of their ambitions in domestic and continental competition.

The lr88 club lr88 are seeking to retain the Saudi league title they won last season, ending a seven-year wait for the championship. They are also aiming to win the op88 op88 op88 AFC Champions League Elite for the first time in their history.

Al Nassr’s first competitive ass si88 si88 ignment will come against Al Fateh in the opening round of the Roshn Saudi League. Their subsequent King’s Cup tie against Al-Diriyah will take place just three days later, si88 leaving the club to start the season without Ronaldo if th 88v 88v e reported schedule for his return is confirmed.

Ronaldo’s absence follows a prolonged break after Portu 88v gal’s World Cup exit, rather than an injury-related setback. The reports therefore indicate that his first appearance for Al Nassr in the new season will come after the c SEXXXXX-VN SEXXXXX-VN SEXXXXX-VN lub’s opening league and cup fixtures.

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Daraja Kapoor is a highly respected football journalist, editor and analyst, known for his compelling storytelling and sharp, data-driven insights into the game. He specialises in match analysis, features, emerging talent coverage and football trends across Africa.He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Cape Coast and has built a strong reputation in the media industry through his disciplined approach and deep understanding of football.Daraja received his journalistic training at leading news platform Ghanaguardian.com and has worked with some of the most prominent football websites in Ghana, including Footballmadeinghana.com and Ghanasoccernet.com. He also served as Sports Editor of Talysports.com, where he played a key role in shaping editorial direction and content strategy.He is currently the Managing Editor of African.Football, where he leads the platform’s editorial vision, overseeing content production, quality control and the delivery of authoritative African football coverage to a global audience.

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