Ronaldo to serve two-match ban before Al Nassr debut – official

Ronaldo had been slapped with the ban in November for hitting a mobile phone out of a teenage fan's hand.

Al Nassr has not yet registered Ronaldo because the Saudi club have exceeded their quota for foreign players.
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Al Nassr has not yet registered Ronaldo because the Saudi club have exceeded their quota for foreign players.

Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo still needs to serve a two-match English Football Association ban before making his Al Nassr debut, an official at the Saudi club has said.

"The ban is applicable after he is officially registered," one Al Nassr official, who did not want to be named because he was not authorised to speak to media, said on Friday.

Ronaldo was slapped with the ban in November for hitting a mobile phone out of a teenage fan's hand after Manchester United, his club at the time, lost to Everton.

Al Nassr has not yet registered Ronaldo because the Saudi club have exceeded their quota for foreign players.

Ronaldo, whose deal is worth an estimated 200 million euros to June 2025, is Al Nassr's ninth foreign player – one more than the eight allowed by Saudi football authorities.

His registration is set to be completed on Friday, sources close to the club said, without disclosing who would be removed.

Saudi reports said Uzbek midfielder Jaloliddin Masharipov was most likely to make way for the five-time Ballon d'Or winner and Champions League record scorer.

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