Cristiano Ronaldo poses with Spanish club shirt after meeting new Al Nassr boss Ange Postecoglou for first time

CRISTIANO RONALDO has been pictured with an Almeria shirt after they faced Al Nassr in a pre-season friendly. It was the Ronaldo derby as he owns a 25 per cent stake in the Spanish club and plays for the Saudi side. Cristiano Ronaldo was pictured holding an Almeria shirt, as the club he owned faced the club he plays for Credit: Instagram @udalmeria It also gave him the opportunity to meet his new gaffer big Ange Postecoglou Credit: Instagram @alnassr The Spanish side won 2-0 in the behind-closed-doors friendly held at the Portugal national team’s training centre, located to the west of Lisbon. Ronaldo, who played for Portugal in the 2026 World Cup, took time from his post-tournament holiday to watch the game. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! He was even gifted his own Almeria shirt, with the words “Ronaldo ONE OF US” printed on the back. And it’s likely that he would rather have been one of them than one of the Al Nassr players yesterday, as the Saudi team were comfortably beaten. READ MORE ON CRISTIANO RONALDO Ronaldo also used the occasion as an opportunity to meet his new boss, big Ange Postecoglou. In a shock move, the former Tottenham boss, 60, landed a two-year deal at the Saudi side. After briefly stepping into punditry – covering the World Cup this summer for ITV – Postecoglou is back. And he will have quite the dressing room to manage with Ronaldo, former Liverpool man Sadio Mane, ex-Atletico and Chelsea attacker Joao Felix and France World Cup winner Kingsley Coman all part of his squad. Most read in Sport He even got his own printing on the back Credit: Instagram @udalmeria BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS Fans reacted to Ronaldo’s antics at the Almeria vs Al Nassr game. One wrote: “Ronaldo watching his co-owned side beat Al Nassr. A rare win-win afternoon regardless of the result.” While another said: “When the club you co-own takes down your actual squad. Absolute ultimate win-win scenario for Ronaldo!” Before a third added: “The funniest part isn’t that Almería beat Al-Nassr again. It’s that Cristiano Ronaldo wins either way, but his competitor’s mindset probably still hates losing, even to a club he co-owns.” Comment now