Superstar footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is to visit the White House on Thursday, a US official has confirmed - the same day as the leader of Saudi Arabia where the Portuguese currently plays the game.

Trump’s meetings with a delegation from Saudi Arabia, including global superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, this week culminated in the president in a typically surreal way. In the early hours of Thursday, Trump posted an AI video showing him playing soccer in the Oval Office with the Portuguese star.

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"It still doesn't feel that real, it didn't feel like it happened, it was such a whirlwind 24 hours," the 34 year-old told the BBC. There has been an invisible string between Cal and Ronaldo for many years. When cutting hair for the Wolves players, he said he formed a connection to many of the Portuguese players there.

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Cristiano Ronaldo, Elon Musk, Georgina Rodríguez, and FIFA President Gianni Infantino posed for an internet-breaking selfie together. Ronaldo and his fiancée attended the White House dinner hosted by President Donald Trump.

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Real Madrid summer signing Franco Mastantuono has taken a moment to reflect on his early months in Spain, offering the most open insight yet into his fitness, adaptation, and mindset since joining