Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will be playing in different continents in the year 2023. However, the two greats of the game can once again meet each other on a football pitch on January 19. Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) are likely to travel to Saudi Arabia for a friendly clash against combined eleven of teams Al Nassr and Al Hilal.
His salary will still be massively dwarfed by Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr package Credit: Getty. The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner will leave Paris Saint-Germain when his contract expires at the end of June. Messi was reportedly offered almost £300MILLION a year to move to Saudi Arabia following the announcement of his PSG departure.
1: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid/Portugal) 2: Lionel Messi (Barcelona/Argentina) 3: Neymar (Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain/Brazil) 4: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus/Italy)
The star forward will feature in the “Riyadh Season Cup” exhibition game on Thursday as part of an all-star team comprising players from Ronaldo's new club Al Nassr and city rivals Al Hilal. Facing this combined team will be a star-studded Paris Saint-Germain side that will also have Ronaldo's long-time rival Lionel Messi. The Messi vs Ronaldo rivalry continued Thursday (19 January) as the duo faced off in Saudi Arabia. Fresh off this 2022 World Cup win, Lionel Messi faced off with old rival Cristiano Ronaldo in a football friendly between Paris Saint-Germain and Al Nassr Thursday (19 June) at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. PSG won 5-4.