Although they no longer play in the major European soccer leagues, the news about Lionel Messi in the US and Cristiano Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia are still of great interest to their millions of fans. The Argentine and Portuguese ‘broke it’ at their respective clubs InterMiami j Al-Nasr, They take part in competitions for the first time, such as the Leagues Cup and the Arab Club Championship (also called the King Salman Club Cup). Based on what is known so far, both have great chances of becoming champions and claiming their first title of the season.
In the case of ‘Lio’, his contribution was crucial in their penalty shoot-out win over FC Dallas, as his second goal in the 85th minute made it 4-4, forcing the 12-step decision they clinched with 5 :5 won. 3. ‘CR7’, meanwhile, paved the way to a 3-1 victory over Raja Casablanca by making it 1-0 after 18 minutes with a powerful left-footed shot.
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How much do you pay to win the Leagues Cup and King Salman Club Cup?
The two new tournaments of Messi and Cristiano will distribute a million dollar prize pool among the participating clubs. Curiously, despite the economic power of the Middle East leagues, the total amount paid out in their competitions is less than that paid out by their North American competition.
According to the portal Goal, the King Salman Club Cup will award prize money of up to $10 million, significantly less than the $40 million that ESPN has earmarked for the League Cup budget. However, this disparity is reversed when considering only the champion of each competition.
The winner of the Arab Clubs Championship receives the bag $6 million and the winner of the League Cup receives $2 million. In other words, if Cristiano Ronaldo wins, Al-Nassr will receive triple what Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami would receive.
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When will Lionel Messi play at Inter Miami?
Before Lionel Messi thinks about amassing the million dollar prize he wants to win, he needs to focus on reaching the semi-finals of the tournament. Inter Miami’s next game will be the Quarterfinals game against Charlotte FC this Friday, August 11 at DRV PNK Stadium.
When will Cristiano Ronaldo play with Al-Nassr?
For his part, the “Bug” will be in action again this Wednesday, August 9, when Al-Nassr takes on Al-Shorta from 10:00 (Peruvian time) at the Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium . In case of victory, the Portuguese team will advance to the grand final.