Cristiano Ronaldo's shocking loss with Al Nassr against Al Hilal in the Saudi Super Cup final dominated global newspapers after the defeat with a score of (1-4) yesterday, Saturday. "The Phenomenon" continued his failure with "The Global" without achieving any local titles since joining the team in January 2023. Meanwhile, Al Hilal secured the Saudi Super Cup title for the fifth time in its history and the second consecutive time, strengthening its lead as the team with the most titles in the competition.
Spanish newspaper "Marca" stated: "No team in the world has made Ronaldo's life more painful throughout his career than Al Hilal."
Similarly, "AS" highlighted Ronaldo's anger at his teammates, reporting: "Cristiano is angry with his teammates after seeing how Al Hilal came back against them in the Super Cup final."
British publication "Mirror" pointed out Ronaldo's departure from the pitch, saying: "Cristiano leaves the field without receiving a medal after Al Nassr's collapse in the final."
Ronaldo also featured prominently on the front page of the British "Daily Mail," which reported: "Cristiano expresses anger at his teammates by referring to them as 'sleeping.'" It added: "Ronaldo entered the tunnel leading to the dressing room without accepting the silver medal after Al Nassr's defeat (1-4) in the Saudi Super Cup final."
French newspaper "Le Parisien" followed a similar line, noting: "Cristiano Ronaldo is angry with the behavior of his teammates during the loss to Al Hilal, after gestures in which he described the players as sleeping."
The official page of the American network "Bleacher Report" published a photo of Ronaldo's anger and another featuring Serbian star Sergej Milinković-Savić celebrating, highlighting the turnaround in the result from Al Nassr leading 1-0 to losing 1-4, commenting: "This turnaround led Al Hilal to the Saudi Super Cup."
Portuguese newspaper "A Bola" headlined the news of Al Nassr's loss: "Ronaldo touched the trophy before the match started, and it ended up as a cursed picture, as he left the field after the defeat and refused to accept the silver medal."
