Who’s ready for a Messi vs Ronaldo face-off in Riyadh?
The football legends will go head-to-head in an epic The Last Dance match for the Riyadh Season Cup. Ronaldo’s Al Nassr will play Messi’s Inter Miami FC in February 2024.
The Riyadh Season Cup will run from Monday January 29 to Friday February 8 at the brand-new Kingdom Arena.
That’s not all. Inter Miami faced off against Riyadh’s Al Hilal for the debut of the Riyadh Season Cup on Monday January 29. Al Hilal are currently at the top of the Saudi Pro League (SPL).
Messi and Ronaldo will square off on Friday February 1 when Inter Miami and Al Nassr take to the pitch.
We will also see rivals Al Nassr and Al Hilal compete in the mega-match. The game will close the tournament on Friday February 8.
The team with the most posts during the tournament will be crowned the winners of the Riyadh Season Cup.
Th Riyadh Season Cup will make Inter Miam CF’s first international tour. It is part of the team’s pre-season international tour.
Messi confirmed he will be attending the event in Riyadh.
Messi vs Ronaldo tickets
The Last Dance tickets were released on January 19 for all of the matches on webook.com.
Football in Riyadh
There’s still plenty of football action at Riyadh Season 2023 you can enjoy right now. The Cristiano Ronaldo Museum just opened in Boulevard City. In the same zone, you can also kick it at the Legends Museum museum where more than 20,000 rare football artefacts are on display.
Additionally, the Spanish Cup is also coming.
In more exciting footie news, the FIFA Club World Cup is happening in Jeddah.
The Messi v Ronaldo Riyadh Season Cup match was announced a year after the FIFA World Cup in Doha.
In January 2023, Al Nassr and Al Hilal played against Messi’s then-team Paris Saint-Germain as part of a friendly match for Riyadh Season. PSG beat the Saudi team five to four, with Messi scoring one goal and Ronald scoring two. Just what will happen in The Last Dance game?
Ronaldo joined Riyadh’s Al Nassr in 2023. Messi was long-rumoured to join a Saudi Pro League team before signing with Inter Miami. He has made a few trips to the Kingdom, including a family trip where he visited the Riyadh.
Football fans debated whether Messi and Ronaldo would play against each other, but now they will in what promises to be an epic Riyadh game.
Riyadh Season 2023
Riyadh Season isn’t messing around when it comes to living up to its Big time theme. This is the fourth year of the winter event and there are 10 zones to explore with many record-setting firsts, like the Disney Castle and the free Suwaidi Park zone.
Mon Jan 29-Fri Feb 8, 2024. Kingdom Arena, Hittin, webook.com.
More fabulous stuff at Riyadh Season 2023
Wonder Garden is now open
Take a spin on 70 rides at the brand-new zone.
The Riyadh Season Treasure hunt is here
There are mega prizes to be won.
Have a blast at the free Riyadh Zoo
It’s free to enter this fun, family-friendly zone.
