Wednesday, March, 4 2026 - Captain and forward for Al-Nassr, Cristiano Ronaldo, has left Saudi Arabia for Madrid, Spain, following rising tensions in the Middle East after US-Israeli strikes in Iran.
According to the Daily Mail on Tuesday, the 41-year-old
departed Riyadh late at night aboard his £61 million ($81 million) Bombardier
Global Express 6500 private jet.
His reported departure follows regional strikes. The US
embassy in Riyadh was hit by two drones overnight, and Iranian state media
reported that a command and staff building in Bahrain had also been destroyed.
“Riyadh, where Ronaldo lives with his partner Georgina
Rodriguez and their five children, has been affected by attacks linked to the
regional conflict,” the report said.
Flightradar24 confirmed that the aircraft “departed Riyadh
at 8:00 pm and arrived in Madrid at almost 1:00 am, flying a path over Egypt
and the Mediterranean.”
The move follows US-Israeli military strikes in Iran on
February 28, 2026, which reportedly killed several Iranian leaders. Iranian
state media confirmed early on March 1 that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei had
been killed, declaring 40 days of mourning and a seven-day national holiday.
The Saudi Ministry of Defence said, “A limited fire broke
out at the United States Embassy in Riyadh after it was hit by two drones,”
noting the strike caused “minor material damage.”
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