Al Raed

Al Raed

SOCCER

VAR denies Ronaldo, Al Nassr winner in Saudi Pro League opener

Cristiano Ronaldo endured a frustrating start to the Saudi Pro League season on Thursday after what looked to be his winning goal for Al Nassr was ruled out by the video assistant referee.

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Cristiano Ronaldo of Al Nassr looks on before the Saudi Pro League match between Al Nassr and Al Raed at Al Awwal Park Stadium on August 22, 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Al Raed

SOCCER

Ronaldo ends goal drought to lead Al Nassr to much-needed win

Cristiano Ronaldo returned to the scoresheet Friday, heading in the opening goal in Al Nassr's 4-0 victory over Al Raed in the Saudi Pro League.

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Al Nassr's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (R) celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the Saudi Pro League football match between Al-Nassr and Al-Raed at the al-Awwal Park Stadium in the Saudi capital Riyadh on April 28, 2023.

Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	P
Al Nassr	28	24	1	3	+57	73
Al Hilal	28	20	8	0	+50	68
Al Ahli	28	20	6	2	+35	66
Al Qadsiah	28	18	7	3	+36	61
Al Taawoun	28	13	7	8	+13	46
Al Ittihad	28	13	6	9	+7	45
Al Ettifaq	28	12	6	10	-8	42
Neom SC	29	11	6	12	-4	39
Al Fayha	29	9	7	13	-10	34
Al Hazem	28	9	7	12	-17	34
Al Khaleej	27	8	7	12	0	31
Al Shabab	27	7	9	11	-6	30
Al Kholood	29	9	2	18	-19	29
Al Fateh	27	7	7	13	-14	28
Damac	28	4	11	13	-21	23
Al Riyadh	28	5	8	15	-23	23
Al Okhdood	28	4	4	20	-36	16
Al Najma	28	2	5	21	-40	11

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