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Cristiano Ronaldo’s Ex-Teammate Shockingly Snubs Multi-Million Reunion After Punching Him During Saudi Arabia Debut

Published 01/30/2023, 6:30 AM EST

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PSG goalie Keylor Navas has been in the news recently. Not only did he punch the star striker from Al-Nassr during the game, but he also declined a chance of a reunion with a former teammate. Soccer is a huge world and there are always exciting and notable events going on. Nobody had any idea even till Aug- Sep last year that Cristiano Ronaldo will be playing in Saudi Arabia. The Portuguese star signed a five-year deal with the Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr. The deal will make him an unbelievable 200 million USD a year. However, the League is in full-on poaching mode as they are trying to sign every big player that is in the trade window or a free agent.

The teams are getting full backing from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The main aim they have is to achieve global fame for the Saudi Arabian League. They are targeting big names and offering them huge contracts. The biggest name they are hoping to sign after Ronaldo is, according to reports, PSG star Lionel Messi.

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Keylor Navas accidentally punched Cristiano Ronaldo

About a week ago, PSG visited Saudi Arabia to play a friendly match. The match was very anticipated throughout the world because of many reasons. This match was potentially the last time Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo faced each other. The match lived up to the hype and gave us a thrilling contest before they subbed the stars out after 60 minutes of action.

In the middle of the action, PSG GK Navas, while going to punch the incoming ball away, failed to recognize that Ronaldo was right behind the ball and misjudged. Navas instead punched the Al-Nassr star striker.

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The scene remained calm as he apologized immediately, and being a former teammate, Cristiano Ronaldo wasn’t that mad either. It also helped that the referee awarded him a penalty where he would be able to score. Over time, the mark on Ronaldo’s face got more visible, and it bothered the star. Cristiano Ronaldo is going through a slump but millions of his fans are praying for his bounce back.

A snubbed chance of a reunion

According to the reports by Marca, Al-Nassr is looking for a goalkeeper as David Ospina has suffered an elbow injury. Although, the Saudi Arabian giants Al-Nassr offered a deal to Keylor Navas, he didn’t agree to move to Saudi Arabia.

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This reported 4 million Euros for the remainder of the season could have been great for the Costa Rican GK. He would have gotten the chance to play with his former teammate. Navas has moved to Nottingham Forest eying to play in the Premier League. 

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Rishabh Chaudhary

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Rishabh is a soccer writer at EssentiallySports, coming with a year of experience in digital marketing and 19 years of being a sports fan. Like most people in India, he started by watching cricket and then all sports. He writes poetry and songs in his free time and plays FPS games like Valorant and CSGO.
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Ajinkya Aswale