Al-Nassr and Cristiano Ronaldo cancel China tour due to injury

The organisers of the Chinese tour which is supposed to involve Cristiano Ronaldo and his teammates from Al-Nassr have been cancelled due to an injury to the Portuguese international.

The forward player issued a public apology to the Chinese community after Al-Nassr decided to call off the two-game tour in China due to Ronaldo's injury. He has been suffering from a muscle injury that would have ruled him out of meetings with Shanghai Shenhua and Zheijang.

Ronaldo said,

"As you know, in football some things you cannot control. I have played 22 years in football and I am a player that doesn’t have too many injuries. So I’m really sad because Al-Nassr and myself have come to China to enjoy the tour. I have been coming to China since 2003/2004, so I feel at home here – my second home. I felt that I am always special here. I feel sad. I know you are sad too, especially the people who love Cristiano, but we have to see this in a good way. We have not cancelled the game, we want to push for the game and be back here. We will be back. Unfortunately, I have some problem, but this is part of football and my life. I’m here, I’m with the fans, I’m with the Chinese people and we are going to continue here. We can see outside the people that are with us. We are sad because we knew this could happen. We will be back to make the Chinese people happy, this is my goal. I want to play for you. Don’t be sad because I am sad and I hope you understand the circumstances of a football player.”

There are reports that he could be out for a longer period which might rule him out of the game against Inter-Miami in Saudi Arabia for the Riyadh Cup.