ALBAWABA - Reports claim that Portuguese football star and Al-Nassr FC captain Cristiano Ronaldo allegedly left Saudi Arabia via his private jet to Madrid after Riyadh's US Embassy was struck by an Iranian drone attack Monday night.
According to British news outlet The Sun, Ronaldo's $80 million private jet left Saudi Arabia at midnight. However, the report states that it's unclear whether the Portuguese football star was on board the private jet with his wife, Georgina Rodriguez, and his five children. Additionally, the private jet was spotted flying over Egypt's skies via a flight tracker.
The jet departed from Riyadh at 8 p.m. and landed in Madrid at 1 a.m.
Did Cristiano Ronaldo leave Saudi Arabia after Iran attacks?
Drones struck the United States Embassy in Saudi Arabia casuing a "limited fire" on Monday night at the diplomatic compound, Al Jazeera reported. The Ministry added that a fire broke out at the embassy, but the diplomatic compound sustained only "minor" damage.
This comes after Iran struck the ARAMCO oil facility in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia. Videos of both incidents flooded social media.
Simultaneously, Man Utd legend and Ronaldo's former teammate, Rio Ferdinand, said in his show "Rio Ferdinand Presents" that he was trapped in Dubai alongside his wife in a "Covid-like lockdown," as he described Iran's ongoing attacks in the Middle East as "frightening."
