The big showdown between two famous football players, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, is set to happen tomorrow in the Riyadh Cup match between Al Nassr and Inter Miami. This rivalry is considered a defining moment in the world of football.
Tickets for the match, named “The Last Dance,” are available for purchase. According to the Seatpick website mentioned by Al Arabiya, prices for platinum seats have soared to a record $11,214. But don’t worry, as the starting price for tickets is $200.
In a noteworthy event last year, a Saudi Arabian businessman bid a whopping $2.6 million in an auction to witness Ronaldo and Messi face off in a friendly match between Paris Saint-Germain and Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr.
Messi and his team arrived in Saudi Arabia on Friday, where they received a warm welcome at the airport. Messi’s connection with Saudi Arabia has been in the spotlight since he became a brand ambassador for Saudi tourism. In his latest campaign, Messi is breaking stereotypes associated with the Kingdom by symbolically smashing walls with labels that carry stereotypes about the country.
Expressing his thoughts about Saudi Arabia, Messi said in a video, “What I love about Saudi Arabia is that I always discover what I never expected.”
The much-anticipated clash between two football legends, Ronaldo and Messi, is scheduled to take place tomorrow at 11 pm IST at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.