Omotayo Fashola
Football icon Cristiano Ronaldo, captain of Al Nassr, made a sudden exit from Saudi Arabia overnight as regional hostilities intensified.
The Portuguese superstar boarded his £61 million Bombardier Global Express jet, departing for Madrid amid reports of Iranian missile strikes targeting Riyadh.
Ronaldo, 41, had been residing in the Saudi capital, which has faced repeated aerial assaults over the past four days.
Recent attacks included drone strikes on the US embassy in Riyadh, while Iranian media claimed a strategic military facility in Bahrain was also hit.
Flight tracking data confirms Ronaldo’s private aircraft completed the nearly seven-hour journey to Spain, taking off at 8 PM local time and landing in Madrid by 1 AM.
The football legend’s abrupt departure raises questions about player safety as geopolitical tensions continue to escalate in the region.
