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Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami will face Cristiano Ronaldo’s al-Nassr next year.
The teams collide at the Kingdom Arena in the Saudi capital of Riyadh on January 29 and February 1 as the MLS team warms up for the upcoming season.
– These matches will be important tests for our team, which we will benefit from before the new season, says Inter Miami’s sporting director Chris Henderson.
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Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have been bitter rivals since their time at Real Madrid and Barcelona respectively, where they fought for titles and the award as the world’s best footballer.
38-year-old Ronaldo has been playing for Saudi al-Nassr since the end of last year. Lionel Messi, 36, signed for David Beckham-owned Inter Miami last summer.
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