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Published 09:58 11 Jan 2023 GMT
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Saudi Arabia want to co-host the 2030 World Cup alongside Greece and Egypt and were reportedly planning to use Ronaldo to promote their bid to bring the tournament back to the Middle East.
However his new employers have gone on record to deny these claims. They tweeted: "Al Nassr FC would like to clarify that contrary to news reports, Cristiano Ronaldo's contract with Al Nassr does not entail commitments to any World Cup bids. His main focus is on Al Nassr and to work with his teammates to help the club achieve success."
https://twitter.com/AlNassrFC_EN/status/1612941547661557760
Lionel Messi is already acting as an ambassador for the country and is helping to represent the Saudi image abroad. Messi reportedly earns around £20m a year in return for promoting tourism in the country and has already visited the country once as part of a state visit in May.
The Portugal forward is yet to make his debut for his new club as he continues to serve a two-game ban which he received for slapping a phone out of a young Everton fan's hand during a game last season.
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