Ronaldo scores twice to seal Saudi Pro League at last with Al-Nassr

Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo leads Al-Nassr to Saudi Pro League title in last game before World Cup 2026.Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Al-Nassr clinched the Saudi Pro League title with a 4-1 win over Damac, ending his long wait for domestic silverware.A trademark free-kick and a close-range finish, both in the final half-hour of Thursday’s game, sealed the win Al-Nassr needed on the last night of the season, with Al Hilal finishing just two points behind.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Fans create AI-generated team songs ahead of World Cuplist 2 of 4Puskas to Pele: Ten greatest FIFA World Cup heroeslist 3 of 4Shocked Maguire posts on Insta that he is not in England’s World Cup squadlist 4 of 4Mayor cuts limited World Cup tickets for New Yorkers to $50 after furoreend of listRonaldo, 41, who was without a major club trophy since winning Serie A with Juventus in 2020, arrived in the oil-rich desert kingdom to great acclaim in 2023, wept as he watched the final minutes from the bench.He adds the Saudi championship to his English, Spanish and Italian titles and five Champions League medals.Al-Nassr took a 2-0 lead but were back to 2-1 before Ronaldo’s free-kick on 63 minutes evaded the goalkeeper and a forest of legs to find the far corner.He struck again nine minutes from time, receiving a cut-back on the edge of the six-yard box and smashing high into the net.Next up for the all-time leading men’s international goalscorer, with 143 goals, is a sixth crack at the World Cup after he was named in Portugal’s squad this week.Ronaldo opened the door to a series of big-money Saudi signings when he joined Al-Nassr in January 2023, following an unhappy second spell at Manchester United.Neymar and Karim Benzema were among those to follow after Ronaldo signed a two-and-a-half-year deal estimated at $232m, extended for two years in June 2025.The stated aim was to turn the Pro League into one of the world’s top five football competitions measured by the quality of players, stadium attendances and commercial success. International interest has been muted, however.