BEIRUT: Al-Nassr’s superstar Cristiano Ronaldo described the Kingdom as a “safe place” with “very good” tourism as he wished the Saudi fans, citizens and leadership a Happy Saudi National Day on Tuesday.
Celebrating with citizens the 95th Saudi National Day, the Portuguese striker said that Saudi Arabia was a fantastic place to live, and “for me it’s the most special thing, it’s a safe country!”
The Roshn Saudi League is “good” and it “is our job to come in here, and to play football.”
He said that he and his family love being in Saudi Arabia “because it is a great country.”
In a 52-second-long video that he posted as a story, and on his Instagram profile, 40-year-old Ronaldo talked about the positives he sees in the Kingdom.
“I think they have many things to do … tourism is very good. The schools for the kids are very nice. The tourist parts are very beautiful.”
“I recommend that the people who don’t know Saudi Arabia should come to visit because tourism is fantastic and the culture is amazing,” he said.
His Instagram post garnered about 748,000 likes within six hours.
Meanwhile, the Al-Nassr forward wrote on his X handle: “Happy Saudi National Day to everyone in Saudi Arabia … Wishing you a day filled with pride, unity, and celebration with your loved ones.”
The Portuguese international shared images of himself dressed in Saudi attire (white traditional kandura) with a green and white (colors of the Saudi flag) scarf around his neck and shoulders, in a post that was viewed more than 15.5 million times.
His post on X garnered 307,000 likes, 33,000 retweets and 7,300 comments.
Ronaldo shared a photograph of himself with Al-Nassr’s coach, Jorge Jesus, who also donned a traditional outfit.
