Cristiano Ronaldo is to undergo 'urgent tests' to discover the extent of the muscle injury he picked up during Al Nassr's 3-1 victory over Al-Fayha on Saturday. That was the 35th penalty missed in his glittering career, with the Al-Nassr and Portugal captain 35 goals away from reaching the 1,000-goal milestone. This is due to ongoing tensions in the Middle East, after the United States and Israel launched what President Donald Trump called 'major combat operations' against Iran. The attack prompted retaliation from Iran, with missiles reported to have targeted Israel and countries across the Middle East. 'Matches involving clubs from the East Region across all of the AFC's club competitions will proceed as originally scheduled.

Source: Metro March 02, 2026 16:30 UTC