On the evening of January 23, the organizer of the Riyadh Victory Club China Tour held a press conference to announce that the game would be postponed due to Ronaldo being unable to play due to physical reasons.
According to the previous schedule, on January 24th and 28th this year, the Riyadh Victory Team led by Ronaldo will face Shanghai Shenhua Team and Zhejiang Team during the trip to China. On the afternoon of the 21st, Ronaldo arrived in Shenzhen with the team.
On the afternoon of the 23rd, the news that Ronaldo was unable to play due to injury was widely spread on social media platforms. The physical condition of the Portuguese star also became the focus of attention at the press conference.
On the evening of the 23rd, according to the organizer of the Riyadh Victory Tournament, Ronaldo was injured and unable to play. The two games originally scheduled for the 24th and 28th were postponed. Fans who have purchased tickets can receive a full refund, and the organizer will also compensate for actual air tickets and hotel expenses incurred.
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Ronaldo apologized to Chinese fans:
I love China and I want to play for you
Reports said that Ronaldo said regretfully at the press conference: "Today is very sad for me. day. I want to apologize to the Chinese fans, I love China, and I want to play for you."
At the press conference, Ronaldo apologized
Ronaldo expressed his sadness at not being able to play as scheduled due to injury: "I played In 23 years, injuries are unavoidable, and I am very sad about this. Chinese fans have always been in my heart."
But at the same time, Ronaldo also emphasized: "The game has not been cancelled, we will come back."
Afterwards, Riyadh Victory Club officially issued a statement stating that the team will complete training in Shenzhen as planned and renegotiate the game time with the Chinese event organizers.
According to the original plan, Riyadh Victory will play friendly matches with Shanghai Shenhua and Zhejiang Team on January 24 and January 28 respectively. Ronaldo himself will participate in a live broadcast on an e-commerce platform on January 26.
