Cristiano Ronaldo signed, then blasted footballs into Row Z of the compact Mrsool Park stadium.
“Amazing kicks…” announced the host, as Ronaldo felt his groin, and soaked up the rapturous chanting from locals, and had a go shouting back at them in Arabic.
As unveilings go this was no Bernabeu or Old Trafford. A 25,000 seater stadium in western Riyadh charging 15 Saudi Riyals, about £3, a ticket to get in. But they had a good go. Fireworks, a public medical, pulling on his new yellow and blue shirt, and declaring the Saudi Premier League “very competitive.”
