Watch: Criano Ronaldo arrives in Saudi Arabia but says he’s come to ‘South Africa’

After completing his move to Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr, Criano Ronaldo made a slip up during his official presentation in Riyadh on Tuesday when he makenly said that he had “come to South Africa.”
“For me it is not the end of my career to come to South Africa,” Ronaldo said at a news conference.
“I really don’t worry about what people say. I took my decision and I have responsibility to change that, but for me I’m really, really happy to be here,” he added.
After what was clearly a slip of the tongue, Ronaldo went on to outline his reasons for joining Al Nassr and said he had turned down “many clubs” around the world to complete one of the most surprising moves in soccer hory.
“I want to give a different vision of this country and football. This is why I took this opportunity,” he said. “I know the league is very competitive. People don’t know that, but I know because I saw many games.”

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— AlNassr FC (@AlNassrFC_EN) January 3, 2023
Ronaldo has signed a two-and-a-half-year contract to play in the Saudi Pro League and will reportedly earn up to $200 million a year.
The former Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus forward also said is ready to play straight away with Al Nassr facing Al Ta’ee on Thursday.
However, the 37-year-old Ronaldo was handed a two-match suspension the English Football Association in November for knocking a mobile phone out of the hand of a supporter after a game against Everton last April.
He had already left United the time of the ruling, but the FA said the suspension would be transferred to any new club.