Suspended Ronaldo watches on as Al Nassr win

Suspended Ronaldo watches on as Al Nassr win

Cristiano Ronaldo watched on from the stands as his new team Al Nassr beat Al Tae’e 2-0 on Friday in their first home match since the Portuguese star’s blockbuster arrival.

The 37-year-old will miss his first two Saudi Pro League matches after being suspended by England’s Football Association (FA) for knocking a phone out of a fan’s hand after Manchester United‘s defeat at Everton in April.

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According to FIFA’s Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP), any sanction of up to four matches that has been issued to a player by their former association must be “enforced by the new association.”