Cristiano Ronaldo goes on strike, misses Al Nassr’s match against Al Riyadh | Football News
3 min readFeb 2, 2026 11:14 PM IST Portugese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo was absent from Al Nassr’s Saudi Pro League match against Al Riyadh on Monday. The reports suggest that he might have gone on a strike over the club’s lack of transfer activity. As reported by Portugese media outlet A Bola, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner is unhappy that Al Nassr has not strengthened its squad in order to challenge for the league title. Another report on Sky Sports suggests that Ronaldo feels that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is giving preferential treatment to the other three clubs. In Saudi Pro League, the PIF owns four clubs- Al Nassr, Al Hilal, Al Ahli and Al Ittihad. Al-Nassr CEO Jose Semedo declined to comment, according to Saudi media. The 40-year-old Ronaldo has scored 17 goals this season. His team is currently placed second on the table with 46 points from 19 games and sit just behind Al Hilal who are on top with 47 points. Al Hilal has enjoyed a fruitful window so far after …
