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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Mark Jones

Cristiano Ronaldo PUNCHED by former team-mate in first Saudi Arabia match vs Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo picked up an unwanted souvenir from his first match since making his money-spinning Saudi Arabia transfer in the form of a black eye.

The 37-year-old started in attack for a Saudi All-Star XI as they took on Paris Saint-Germain in a friendly in Riyadh, with his long-term rival Lionel Messi lining up for the Ligue 1 giants.

Indeed it was Messi who opened the scoring just three minutes into the match, but as they pressed for equaliser the Saudi side looked to Ronaldo's world famous heading ability.

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