Businessman pays 2.6 million dollars for a ticket for the Ronaldo-Messi match

a tycoon saudi real estate won a ticket to see Cristiano Ronaldo Y Lionel Messi face off in a friendly after bidding $2.6 million in a auctionsaid an official.

Today’s match Thursday in Riyadh will face the Paris Saint-Germain of Messi against a select team made up of players from Ronaldo’s new club, Al Nassr, and their Saudi rivals, Al Hilal.

He paid anything to see his favorite players

It will be the first time Ronaldo has played soccer in the kingdom since he signed a contract with Al Nassr that runs until 2025 and is worth more than 200 million euros ($214 million), according to sources close to the club.

The five-time Ballon d’Or winner is scheduled to make his Saudi Pro League debut for Al Nassr on Sunday.

To promote Thursday’s friendly, Turki al-Sheikh, adviser to the Royal Court and head of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, announced a charity auction for a special ticket that would come with perks such as photo opportunities with the players and access to dressing rooms.

Bidding started at 1 million Saudi riyals ($266,000) and the auction closed at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday. Al-Sheikh then announced on Twitter that the winning bid of 10 million riyals ($2.6 million) came from Mushref al-Ghamdi.

In addition to Messi, PSG players expected to play on Thursday include French striker Kilian Mbappe and Achraf Hakimi, who last year in Qatar helped Morocco become the first Arab and African team to reach the semifinals of the world Cup.

The Saudi select team includes Salem al-Dawsari, who scored the game-winning goal in the Green Falcons’ shock defeat of Argentina in the World Cup group stage.

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