Happy Birthday To The Best Ever: As Cristiano Ronaldo Turns 38, Al Nassr Sends Him His Best Wishes
Al Nassr, Cristiano Ronaldo's current team, posted on their social media accounts to wish the superstar a happy birthday. "Happy Birthday to the Best Ever! Parabéns Cristiano!" the club wrote on Ronaldo's 38th birthday. The superstar received congratulations on this important day from a large number of supporters, as well as from the Euro 2016 and FIFA World Cup Twitter accounts. The five-time Ballon d'Or winner drew Al Fateh 2-2 on Friday by scoring from the penalty spot in stoppage time of the second half to record his first goal for Al Nassr. The Portuguese international scored in the third minute of added time after earlier missed from a tight angle and skimming a shot over an empty net.Ronaldo has now scored for 22 years in a row with his goal. The goal also marked the second time a visiting club has eliminated a one-goal lead held by the host squad. Al Fateh had grabbed the lead in the first half through Cristian Tello in the 12th minute. a lead that persisted for 30 minutes before Talisca tied the score with three minutes of additional time remaining in the half. Thirteen minutes into the second half, Sofiane Bendebka scored another goal for Al Fateh.Before last week's Saudi Super Cup semifinal between Al Nassr and Al Ittihad, Ronaldo, who had finalised a move to the Saudi club after parting company with Manchester United during the 2022 World Cup, came under fire. After the game, Al Nassr manager Rudi Garcia attributed some of the team's defeat to Ronaldo's missed golden opportunity. He said that Cristiano Ronaldo's squandered opportunity in the first half was one of the factors that altered the outcome of the game.
