{"id":297426,"date":"2023-10-28T23:26:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T23:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=297426"},"modified":"2023-10-28T23:26:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T23:26:06","slug":"cristiano-ronaldo-is-seemingly-booed-ahead-of-fury-ngannou-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/boxing\/cristiano-ronaldo-is-seemingly-booed-ahead-of-fury-ngannou-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Cristiano Ronaldo is seemingly BOOED ahead of Fury-Ngannou fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Cristiano Ronaldo is seemingly BOOED by spectators as he takes his seat ringside to watch Tyson Fury take on Francis Ngannou in Riyadh&#8230; or are they paying homage to an iconic sui celebration?<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ronaldo appeared to be booed before Fury&#8217;s Saudi bout against Ngannou<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Follow Mail Sport&#8217;s coverage as\u00a0Fury takes on former UFC star Francis Ngannou\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>LISTEN: Exclusive Tyson Fury interview on THE HOOK &#8211; our new boxing podcast\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cristiano Ronaldo was seemingly booed loudly by spectators in Riyadh as he took his seat ringside ahead of Tyson Fury&#8217;s crossover clash with Francis Ngannou.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The five-time Ballon d&#8217;Or winner made the move to join the Saudi Pro League in December 2022, and has been a regular starter and captain at Al-Nassr ever since.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But it appeared that many in the stadium may be supporters of the other Riyadh teams &#8211; such as Al-Hilal, where Neymar Jnr\u00a0plies his trade when fit &#8211; when Ronaldo made his way to his seat.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Accompanied by his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez, Ronaldo was forced to walk to his ringside perch to the scattered sound of boos.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The forward looked stony-faced in response to his reception &#8211; and failed to crack a smile when the camera returned to him when seated.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/23\/77126867-12684171-image-a-88_1698532362728.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Cristiano Ronaldo&#8217;s walk to his ringside seat appeared to be peppered with crowd boos<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/23\/77127149-12684171-image-a-89_1698532501802.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The five-time Ballon d&#8217;Or winner looked stony-faced as he heard his reception in Riyadh<\/p>\n<p>That picture received even louder boos, prompting TNT Sports anchor Laura Woods to question teasingly &#8216;how long his contract (at Al-Nassr) is&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, it could have simply been a case of a noise mix-up, with a &#8216;boo&#8217; sounding deceptively similar to the crowed &#8216;siu&#8217; celebration the Portugal international popularised whilst playing for Los Blancos.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo was one of a number of famous faces spotted in attendance at the spectacle, both from the world of boxing and beyond.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fellow footballers Aymeric Laporte and Roberto Firmino &#8211; who both also feature for Saudi sides &#8211; scored the much-desired invitation, as did a former team-mate of Ronaldo&#8217;s in Rio Ferdinand.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/23\/77127195-12684171-image-a-90_1698532509221.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Al-Nassr forward was no happier when he found his seat alongside girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/23\/77127199-12684171-image-a-91_1698532518604.jpg\" height=\"512\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>But it could be that fans were merely playing tribute to his memorable &#8216;siu&#8217; goal celebration<\/p>\n<p>Retired legends including Luis Figo and Ronaldo Nazario also made the journey to Saudi Arabia.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Eminem and Ye (formerly Kanye West) represented the music world, whilst a raft of boxing talent past and present including Amir Khan, Lennox Lewis, Evander Holyfield, and Manny Pacquiao.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As well as representing one of the country&#8217;s biggest sporting imports, Ronaldo is a sponsor of Riyadh Season &#8211; an entertainment and sports festival kicked off by Saturday&#8217;s event.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>URSU, the player&#8217;s water company is the &#8216;official water&#8217; of the festivities.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a 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