{"id":90896,"date":"2023-09-20T09:00:29","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T04:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=90896"},"modified":"2023-09-20T02:36:54","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T21:36:54","slug":"ronaldo-gets-warm-welcome-on-arrival-in-tehran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-sports-news\/ronaldo-gets-warm-welcome-on-arrival-in-tehran\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronaldo gets warm welcome on arrival in Tehran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD Sep 19 (Online): AL-NASSR captain Cristiano Ronaldo received a warm reception in Iran on Monday, in the first visit of a Saudi team to Iran since 2016 ahead of the beginning of the group stage of the Asian Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>Al-Nassr face Iranian side Persepolis in Group E on Tuesday, while Qatari side Al-Duhail play Istiklol Dushanbe of Tajikistan.<\/p>\n<p>The streets were crowded with fans who raised welcome banners and pictures of Ronaldo upon the arrival of the Saudi Arabian team in Iran after the restoration of relations between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced that matches between Saudi and Iranian teams would be held on a home-and-away basis after the agreement of the two local federations.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters invaded the team\u2019s hotel, despite attempts by security personnel to prevent them.<\/p>\n<p>The fans chanted Ronaldo\u2019s name, with children and women carrying pictures of the Portugal captain.<\/p>\n<p>Al-Nassr posted several photos of Ronaldo receiving a luxurious hand-made Iranian carpet from Persepolis supporters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr Cristiano Ronaldo, welcome to Iran. A token of appreciation, an original hand-woven piece of art made by Iranian artists to commemorate your presence in Iran, on behalf of Persepolis\u2019s fans,\u201d the fans wrote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD Sep 19 (Online): AL-NASSR captain Cristiano Ronaldo received a warm reception in Iran on Monday, in the first visit of a Saudi team to Iran since 2016 ahead of the beginning of the group stage of the Asian Champions League. 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