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Ronaldo Scores as Al Nassr Match Delayed by Missile Alert

Cristiano Ronaldo scored in Al Nassr's AFC Champions League victory after the match was delayed by a missile alert linked to Houthi attacks.

4 publishers · 6 articles · first seen 13 Oct 2026 · updated 21d ago

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First reported by Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera, 5h 13m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first

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0%50%100%18%22 Sept, 18:07 UTCnowThe Guardian Sport: Houthi conflict casts shadow as Saudi Arabia scales back sporting pipe dreams · 17 Oct, 07:00 UTCAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera: Ronaldo’s among three Saudi Arabia games postponed due to Houthi attacks · 14 Oct, 15:49 UTCAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera: Ronaldo scores, waves Saudi scarf in Al-Nassr’s win after security delay · 13 Oct, 08:27 UTCAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera: Ronaldo waves Saudi-flag scarf after match interrupted by missile alert · 13 Oct, 04:09 UTCSouth China Morning Post: Chinese referee Ma Ning recounts ‘harrowing’ trip to officiate match with Cristiano Ronaldo · 15 Oct, 13:00 UTCBBC Sport: Ronaldo scores after match delayed by missile alert · 13 Oct, 09:23 UTC

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Price data
TimeChance of yes
now18%
17 Oct, 19:04 UTC26%
14 Oct, 23:48 UTC18%
14 Oct, 15:32 UTC27%
13 Oct, 20:20 UTC19%
13 Oct, 14:35 UTC27%
12 Oct, 20:43 UTC26%
12 Oct, 18:40 UTC19%
12 Oct, 15:34 UTC26%
12 Oct, 11:32 UTC17%
11 Oct, 13:51 UTC25%
11 Oct, 03:00 UTC17%
11 Oct, 00:39 UTC25%
3 Oct, 13:58 UTC58%
2 Oct, 06:11 UTC9%
24 Sept, 04:56 UTC11%
23 Sept, 18:25 UTC5%
22 Sept, 18:07 UTC19%

The story so far

4 publishers have covered this in 6 articles since 13 Oct 2026. Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera published first, on 13 October at 04:09 UTC; BBC Sport followed 5h 14m later. The most recent article, from The Guardian Sport, appeared on 17 October at 07:00 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), The Guardian Sport (major outlet), BBC Sport, South China Morning Post.

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  • Los Angeles Galaxy — the market puts it at 18%, with $24 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 9 Sept 2027. The market resolves to Yes if Cristiano Ronaldo signs with the Los Angeles Galaxy before September 2, 2027. Otherwise, it resolves to No. Readers often mistake the deadline for the date of the announcement rather than the contract signing date.

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  1. Houthi conflict casts shadow as Saudi Arabia scales back sporting pipe dreams The Guardian Sport ·
  2. Ronaldo’s among three Saudi Arabia games postponed due to Houthi attacks Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
  3. Ronaldo scores, waves Saudi scarf in Al-Nassr’s win after security delay Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
  4. Ronaldo waves Saudi-flag scarf after match interrupted by missile alert Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
  5. Chinese referee Ma Ning recounts ‘harrowing’ trip to officiate match with Cristiano Ronaldo South China Morning Post
  6. Ronaldo scores after match delayed by missile alert BBC Sport

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  • Cristiano Ronaldo
  • Al Nassr
  • Saudi Pro League
  • Houthi
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