After the bombing of the US embassy, Cristiano Ronaldo escaped from Saudi Arabia

The growing tensions in the Middle East continue to fully affect the world of sports. In the last few hours, in a context marked by the escalation of violence in the region following a drone attack on the United States Embassy in Riyadh, Cristiano Ronaldo left Arabia Saudi Arabia and her family on a private flight to Madrid.

According to reports from various media and air tracking platforms, the soccer player's jet took off around 20:00 from the Saudi capital and landed in Madrid around 1:30 in the morning, after almost seven hours of flying. According to Flightradar 24, the aircraft flew over Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea before

touching Spanish soil.

The aircraft mentioned is a Bombardier Global Express XRS customized with the brand of the Portuguese striker, a model that he usually uses for his private transfers.

Although there was no official confirmation of the passenger list, different sources linked the trip to the environment of the Portuguese captain, who has lived in Riyadh since January 2023, when he signed his contract with Al-Nassr.

The departure came after there were attacks against the US diplomatic headquarters in Saudi Arabia and amid reports of other incidents in the region. The U.S. Department of State recommended that its citizens leave several Middle Eastern countries in the face of security risks, while thousands of foreigners are evaluating their stay in the area

.

Ronaldo, one of the most visible figures in world sports and one of the main ambassadors of Saudi football, would have chosen to move temporarily to Europe with his partner, Georgina Rodríguez, and their five children,

in a scenario of increasing uncertainty.

For the time being, there were no official statements from the player's environment regarding the length of his stay outside the kingdom or about his possible return to activity with his club.