It’s one year since Cristiano Ronaldo touched down in Saudi Arabia and the football world shifted on its axis.
Following an acrimonious end to his second spell with Manchester United, the Portuguese superstar decided to follow the money and ended up in the Middle-East.
With Al-Nassr paying him a staggering £175million-a-year to come and play in the Saudi Pro League, Ronaldo became in a stroke the world’s highest-earning athlete aged 37.
Ronaldo – and the vast wealth available – also proved to be a gravitational force, pulling other big names to a previously unheralded and mediocre competition.
Neymar, Karim Benzema, Roberto Firmino, Jordan Henderson, Sadio Mane and N’Golo Kante are just some of the well-known names who have followed him to the Kingdom.
