Cristiano Ronaldo is set to ignore an FA ban to make his Al-Nassr debut on Thursday night.

Ronaldo picked up a two-match ban for an incident that occurred against Everton whilst playing for Manchester United. Ronaldo appeared to slam a phone out of a fan’s hand whilst walking off the pitch.

Now, despite his ban being implemented by the FA, Ronaldo must miss two games no matter what club he plays for.

However, a report from the Daily Mail has claimed that Ronaldo is set to ignore this ban and make his Al-Nassr debut tonight, risking further punishment.

Understandably, Al-Nassr are desperate for Ronaldo to feature tonight to, with the signing undoubtedly the biggest in Saudi Arabian history.

If Ronaldo opts to play for Al-Nassr, then there’s a good chance he and the club could receive a hefty fine or possibly more consequences.

However, with the obscene amount of money the Saudi club possesses, they may choose to ignore the ban and take the punishment on the chin, with the introduction of Ronaldo set to be an unbelievable spectacle.

[DON’T MISS] Cristiano Ronaldo’s new coach is branded the ‘worst character’ in damning assessment

Cristiano Ronaldo’s new coach Rudi Garcia has been branded the ‘worst character’ in football.

Garcia has been in charge of Al Nassr since 2022 and will manage Ronaldo for the first time in his managerial career.

Before coaching the Saudi Arabian side, the Frenchman had been at Lyon, where he crossed paths with Juninho Pernambucano.

But they clashed during their time in France, with the legendary Brazilian pulling no punches in his assessment of Garcia.

He called the 58-year-old the ‘worst character’ during his footballing career and joked he’ll ‘serve Ronaldo’s breakfast’ to suck up to the superstar forward.

“My experience with Rudi Garcia was terrible,” he told Portuguese outlet MaisFutebol via Goal.

“He’s the worst character I’ve known in all my footballing career.

“He won’t dare to do anything obstructive.

“On the contrary he will even serve Cristiano his breakfast if necessary.”

Juninho continued by stating that Garcia ‘doesn’t care about the team’s success’ and wants to be the ‘centre of attention’ in a damning evaluation of the veteran boss.

“He will try to be his friend and will do everything possible for that. It will be his dream to be Cristiano Ronaldo’s friend,” he added.

“Rudi Garcia doesn’t care about the team’s success or dressing room harmony.

“What matters to him is that he’s the centre of attention, whatever the crisis.

“But like all cold human beings, he recognises those that are better than him and tries to take advantage of it.

“Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the greatest in the history of football, a legend, and Rudi knows that.”

For Ronaldo, Garcia is step down from his previous managers during his glittering career.

He’s been managed by some of the biggest names in the game; from Sir Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho to Carlo Ancelotti and Zinedine Zidane.

How will Garcia fare with managing the five-time Ballon d’Or winner? Let us know what you think.

SOURCE: caughtoffside.com, sportbible.com