Al Nassr vs. Al Kholood: Where to Watch Cristiano Ronaldo Live for Free
Al Nassr and Cristiano Ronaldo are back on the field: kickoff for the match against Al Kholood, part of the 11th round of the Saudi Arabian top flight, is set for 7 p.m. CR7 and his teammates are currently in second place with 25 points, tied with Al Qadsiah.
The Portuguese star isn’t scoring as consistently as in previous seasons—he has only four goals so far—but the Riyadh-based team is on a roll, thanks in part to the performances of João Félix and Mané, and is coming off three straight wins. Al Kholood, on the other hand, is coming off four straight losses that have sent them plummeting to ninth place in the standings. The match will be broadcast live on Sportitalia and Como TV at 7:00 p.m. Italian time.
Al Nassr vs. Al Kholood: Probable Lineups
Al Nassr (4-4-2): Bento; Boushal, Amri, Martinez, Aman; Mané, Khaibari, Costa, Félix; Ronaldo, Hamdan. Head Coach: Postecoglou.
Al Kholood (4-4-2): Al-Shanqiti; Solan, Pinas, Camara, Shehri; Zubaidi, Buckley, Kortajarena, Da Costa; Domingues, Guga. Head coach: Buckingham.
Things haven’t been easy for Ronaldo in the league lately. In the last home game against Neom, CR7 missed a penalty kick in the 48th minute, sending the ball wide, and his goal of reaching 1,000 career goals remains a distant prospect for this season: he’s still 19 short. Meanwhile, Ange Postecoglou’s team is grappling with a complicated schedule, with several games to be rescheduled due to recent tensions in the capital, Riyadh.
A small consolation came from the BOAT (Ballon d’Or All Time), the controversial award organized by France Football and based on online fan voting. Ronaldo, who was excluded from the 2026 Ballon d’Or nominees, won the award thanks to his 2008 trophy—the year he won the Champions League and the Premier League with Manchester United—beating out Lionel Messi, who came in second with his 2012 Ballon d’Or. The voting, limited to multiple winners of the award and allowing voters to cast multiple ballots by paying 1 euro per vote, drew criticism and mockery on social media.
