Al Nassr were forced to postpone matches during their tour of China after Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo picked up an injury.

As planned, after participating in some promotional activities, Portuguese stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Al Nassr will have two friendly matches on January 24 and 28, respectively, against Shanghai Shenhua and Zhejiang Greentown, within the framework of the tour in China. In particular, after finishing the tour in the country of billions of people, Ronaldo will return to Saudi Arabia to prepare for a friendly match against Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami in early February.

Ronaldo is injured

However, this plan was upended when Al Nassr was forced to postpone two matches during the tour in China after Ronaldo was injured. The decision was announced by Al Nassr, and the Portugal international issued an apology. “As you know, in football, there are things you can’t control. I’ve been playing football for 22 years, and I’m a player who hasn’t had many injuries. So it’s very sad that Al Nassr and I went to China to enjoy the tour, but it didn’t work out. I’ve been in China since the 2003–2004 season, so I feel at home. I feel like I’ve always been special here. I felt sad. I know you are sad too, especially those who love me, but we have to look at this in a positive light. Unfortunately, I have some problems, but this is part of football and my life. I hope you understand the plight of a footballer,” Ronaldo told a news conference.

It is currently unclear how serious Ronaldo’s injury is.