Shocking reversal! Ronaldo may put on his mortal enemy s robe to fight the Club World Cup

When Ronaldo's name was associated with the "Riyadh Crescent", the entire football world fell into a brief downtime. This 40-year-old legendary superstar may have put on the robe of a mortal enemy in the city as a "temporary worker" and complete the most magical "identity switch" in football history on the 2025 Club World Cup.

Once upon a time, when Ronaldo airborne to Riyadh to win, the whole Asian football was trembling. The Saudis signed not only one player with an annual salary of 200 million euros, but also a walking traffic machine. But reality quickly slapped everyone in the face: the AFC semi-finals were eliminated, the league champion lost a new moon, and the team conflicts frequently occur... Ronaldo's Saudi adventure is sliding towards the "unfinal" at an astonishing speed. From the rules level, FIFA's newly added 10-day short-term registration window gave the green light for the transfer; from the business level, Ronaldo's joining will make the ratings of the Club World Cup soar exponentially; but from the perspective of football logic, this is tantamount to letting Ronaldo "stab" his old club - after all, Xinyue has just snatched the league championship from victory, and the grudges of the fans of the two teams are comparable to Real Madrid vs Barcelona. The reorganized Club World Cup has expanded to 32 teams for the first time, and the commercial value of the event is expected to exceed US$1 billion. If Ronaldo participates, it will break the record of "historical scorer king" and revitalize the decline in commercial endorsement revenue (it has shrunk by 15 million euros in the past two years).

The law of survival of superstar dusk: Where should Ronaldo's "last dance" go?

For Ronaldo, joining the New Moon is by no means a simple "defection", but an ultimate game about the end of his career.

Option 1: Leave the victory and bet on dignity. If he accepts the existing conditions, he needs to continue to struggle with his mediocre teammates and may even end his journey to Asia as a "loser". But if the club can complete the lineup upgrade in the summer window, it may also be able to stage the drama of "return of the king".

Option 2: Join the New Moon in the short term and strive for the Club World Cup. This is a choice that coexists with risks and benefits. In the short term, he will become the "savior" of Saudi football, but in the long term, this move may completely tear the relationship with the winning fans and even be labeled as a "speculator".

Option 3: Return to Europe and complete redemption. Although age limits choices, Ronaldo's commercial value still allows some giants to leave him a bench. However, can he accept such a gap from "the pride of heaven" to "mascot"?

Interactive topic: How do you think Ronaldo may join the Riyadh Crescent? Is it a betrayal of the "sports spirit" or a rational choice of the "professional players"?