Almost 2.7 million dollars (2.4 million euros) was sold for the ticket at a charity auction in Saudi Arabia to witness this Thursday in Riyadh the friendly match between Leo Messi’s PSG and the Selection of players from Saudi clubs who Al Hilal. and Al Nassr led by Cristiano Ronaldo.
“Congratulations… The highest bid for the ‘Above Imagination’ charity ticket was 10 million riyals (about $2.7 million) and was submitted by real estate businessman Mushraf al Ghamdi,” he announced on Twitter. the head of the Saudi Arabian Entertainment Authority and owner of UD Almería, Turki al Sheikh. The astronomical amount of money will go to the Saudi state charity Ehsan.
Mushraf al Ghamdi, a Saudi businessman and CEO of real estate group AqarOne, led the auction almost from its inception a week ago, and no competitor was able to outbid him for the “golden ticket.”
Access the changing rooms and meet Messi and CR7
In addition to contributing to a charity, this ticket allows the holder to watch the game from a vantage point and, once the match is over, access the changing rooms and meet Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Argentine and the Portuguese will meet again for the first time since 2020 in a friendly between PSG and the Riyadh Season Team, which will take place this Thursday, January 19, in Riyadh starting at 8:00 pm local time (6:00 pm CET/5:00 pm GMT).
CR7 will captain the Riyadh Season Team, which consists of a selection of players from Al Nassr, where the Portuguese plays, and Al Hilal, another of the talented teams from Saudi Arabia.
Source: La Verdad
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