Al Nassr superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo, has apologized after seeing his injury contribute to the Saudi Arabian club cancelling their two-game tour of China.
Ronaldo is nursing a muscle problem that would have ruled him out of matches against Shanghai Shenhua and Zheijang.
Ronaldo said: “As you know, in football some things you cannot control. I have played 22 years in football and I am a player that doesn’t have too many injuries.
‘So I’m really sad because Al-Nassr and myself have come 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 have not cancelled the game, we want to push for the game and be back here. We will be back.
“Unfortunately, I have some problem, but this is part of football and my life.
“I’m here, I’m with the fans, I’m with the Chinese people and we are going to continue here. We can see outside the people that are with us. We are sad because we knew this could happen.
“We will be 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 football player.”
It has been suggested that Ronaldo could be facing up to a couple of weeks on the sidelines. If that were to be the case, then he could also miss a reunion with Lionel Messi when Inter Miami head to Saudi Arabia for the Riyadh Cup.
