Messi and Ronaldo will meet in Riyadh in 2024

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will meet again on the field when MLS club Inter Miami CF take on Saudi club Al Nassr in a Riyadh Season Cup friendly match in Riyadh in February 2024.

While event organizers confirmed via social media that the event called “The Last Dance” will take place at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, the exact date has not yet been determined.

Jorge Jesús and Neymar’s Al Hilal will also participate in the three-team tournament, but it does not seem possible for the Brazilian player to participate in the tournament after the injury he suffered last month.

“The excitement and global interest we hope this tournament will generate expands one of our main goals for the Riyadh season: to create international events that visitors to Riyadh and fans around the world can enjoy,” said Turki Alalshikh, president of the Saudi General Committee. Entertainment Authority.

THEY TAKE EVERYONE EXCEPT MESSI!

Saudi Arabia has made a huge effort to become a major player in world football by signing some of the biggest players in football.

But he failed to lure Messi, who left Paris Saint-Germain at the end of last season, to the oil-rich kingdom and the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner opted to move to MLS.

MESSI AND RONALDO’S DATE PLACE IN RIYAD

Messi and Ronaldo faced each other for the last time in this tournament held in Riyadh on January 19, 2023.

Messi participated in the Riyadh Season Cup with PSG last season and clashed with Ronaldo after the Portuguese star was surprisingly transferred to Al Nassr. PSG won the match 5-4.