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- The tour has been postponed, with a video suggesting fans stormed the hotel
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Cristiano Ronaldo has apologized after suffering an injury that forced Al-Nassr to postpone their tour of China, reportedly leading to angry fans storming the club’s hotel to express their disappointment.
The Saudi Pro League side have been training in the city of Shenzhen ahead of their upcoming matches with Shanghai Shenua on Wednesday, followed by another friendly with Zhejiang on January 28.
It will come as no surprise that Ronaldo was the star attraction of the tour, with Chinese fans enjoying the rare chance to see one of the greatest players of all time up close in person.
However, Ronaldo has suffered a muscle injury that has ruled him out of the matches, and has led to Al-Nassr to postpone their matches so that they can be rescheduled for a later date when he is available.
However, video footage on social media appears to show that the news did not go down well with Chinese fans hoping to see their hero.
Cristiano Ronaldo has suffered a muscle injury that will rule him out of the upcoming matches against Shanghai Shenhua and Zheijang
Ronaldo’s club Al-Nassr has decided to postpone the tour due to his injury
The video shows a number of people storming into a building, claimed to be Chinese fans entering the Al-Nassr hotel to “express their disappointment over Ronaldo’s inability to participate in the friendly match.”
Ronaldo, according to talkSPORT, publicly apologized for his injury, which led to the tour’s cancellation.
He said: “As you know, in football, some things are out of your control. I have played football for 22 years and am a player who does not have too many injuries.
“So I’m really sad because Al Nassr and I came to China to enjoy the tour. I have been coming to China since 2003/2004, so I feel at home here – my second home.
‘I felt that I am always special here. I feel sad. I know you are sad too, especially the people who love Cristiano, but we have to see this in a good way. We didn’t cancel the match, we want to push for the match and be back here. We will be back.
‘Unfortunately I have some problems, but this is part of football and my life. I am here, I am with the fans, I am with the Chinese people and we will continue here. We can see beyond the people who are with us.
“We are sad because we knew this could happen. We will come back to make the Chinese people happy, this is my goal. I want to play for you. Don’t be sad, because I am sad and I hope you understand the circumstances of a footballer.’
Al-Nassr, meanwhile, said in their statement: ‘We are sad to announce that, unfortunately, and for reasons beyond Al-Nassr’s control, the event consisting of two matches scheduled for January 24 and 28 has been postponed to a later date. determine date. .
“We came here to Shenzhen with great respect for Chinese football fans and specifically for Ronaldo fans.
“Taking this into consideration, we, Al-Nassr, in addition to the close relationship between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and China, are ready to complete our training camp as planned in Shenzhen, a city that has warmly welcomed us and allowed so much to see. love for us and our Captain.
‘We have also agreed with the organizer and the promoter to plan a new competition as soon as possible.’
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