By Daily Sports Nigeria on January 5, 2023

Cristiano Ronaldo has been mocked by fans on social media after failing with an attempt at showboating during his training session with Al-Nassr shortly after his unveiling.

The 37-year-old Portugal forward was officially unveiled as an Al Nassr player on Tuesday following his arrival in Saudi Arabia after he agreed a £175million-a-year contract.

Ronaldo was introduced as ‘the world’s greatest footballer’ in front of 25,000 raucous supporters at Mrsool Park in Riyadh, to a backdrop of fireworks, flares and strobe lighting.

The former Real Madrid and Manchester United star participated in shooting drills along with his new team-mates after initially greeting the crowd.

The forward showed that he hadn’t lost his touch with a few superb finishes in his first training session. 

Ronaldo then raced into the box to meet a low cross later in the session and looked to show off to the crowd with a cheeky backheel finish.

But the prolific goalscorer spectacularly missed the target in a clip online that hs since gone viral.

Fans flooded to social media to mock Ronaldo for his poorly-executed backheel.

One fan simply posted: ‘Retire man.’

A second tweeted: ‘No way they’re benching Vincent Aboubakar for him.’

A third chimed in by saying: ‘That’s hella sad, to be honest.’

Another added: ‘Vicariously embarrassed.’ 

One fan, however, simply poked fun at Ronaldo after United sealed a fourth consecutive win since the 2022 World Cup break with a 3-0 victory over Bournemouth.

He posted: ‘Look at United flowing again and what this clown is doing.’

His failed attempt of showboating was not the only embarrassing moment at his unveiling, as Ronaldo also said he was happy to be playing in South Africa rather than Saudi Arabia.

Video footage released on social media shows Ronaldo saying: ‘The football is different, so for me it’s not the end of my career to come to South Africa. This is why I want to change, and to be honest I’m really not worried about what people say.’

Ronaldo has also been heavily criticised for quitting the European game and taking the Saudi money.

Source Sporting Sun

Posted January 5, 2023

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