{"id":8468,"date":"2026-02-26T22:45:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T17:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paknews.centers.pk\/ronaldo-buys-25-stake-in-spanish-club-ud-almeria\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T22:45:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T17:45:45","slug":"ronaldo-buys-25-stake-in-spanish-club-ud-almeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paknews.centers.pk\/ur\/ronaldo-buys-25-stake-in-spanish-club-ud-almeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronaldo buys 25% stake in Spanish club UD Almeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<section id=\"0\" class=\"w-full\">\n<div class=\"xl:container mx-0 !px-4 py-0 pb-4 !mx-0 !px-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.deadspin.com\/tr:w-900\/S6e531a69-7828-4afc-88f6-fa6b8a011824.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.deadspin.com\/tr:w-900\/S6e531a69-7828-4afc-88f6-fa6b8a011824.jpg\" alt=\"Cristiano Ronaldo\" class=\"w-full\" fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\"\/><span class=\"text-0.8 leading-tight\">Al Nassr&#8217;s Cristiano Ronaldo reacts during a match vs. Al Kholood in Buraydah, Saudi Arabia on Jan. 30, 2026&#13;<br \/>\n<!-- --> <!-- --> <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-1\">\n<p>Cristiano Ronaldo has acquired a 25% ownership stake in second division Spanish club UD Almeria.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-2\">\n<p>Financial terms were not disclosed, but Ronaldo said the investment through his CR7 Sports Investments company is part of his long-term goals following his playing career.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-3\">\n<p>&#8220;I have long had the ambition to contribute to football beyond the pitch,&#8221; Ronaldo said in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-4\">\n<p>&#8220;UD Almeria is a Spanish club with a strong foundation and clear growth potential. I wish to work with the team leading the club to support it in its new phase of growth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/p>\n<section id=\"section-5\">\n<p>Ronaldo, 41, signed an extension with Al Nassr of the Saudi Pro League last summer that runs through June 2027. He is also expected to captain Portugal during this summer&#8217;s World Cup.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-6\">\n<p>UD Almeria was taken over by the Saudi Investment group SMC Group last year led by Mohamed al Khereiji, who serves as club president. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-7\">\n<p>&#8220;We are very pleased that Cristiano has chosen to invest in our club,&#8221; Al Khereiji said. &#8220;He is regarded as th greatest to ever play the game, he knows Spanish football very well and he understands the potential of what we are building here both in terms of the team and the academy.&#8221;&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-8\">\n<p>UD Almeria is currently third in the second tier table as it battles to gain promotion.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-9\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Official statement:<\/p>\n<p>Cristiano Ronaldo invests in UD Almer\u00eda as part of the club ownership consortium led by SMC Group <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0lk92FUjPH\">pic.twitter.com\/0lk92FUjPH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UD Almer\u00eda (@UDAlmeria_Eng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UDAlmeria_Eng\/status\/2026957612479090884?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/p>\n<section id=\"section-10\">\n<p>&#8211;Field Level Media<\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/deadspin.com\/ronaldo-buys-25-stake-in-spanish-club-ud-almeria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Al Nassr&#8217;s Cristiano Ronaldo reacts during a match vs. Al Kholood in Buraydah, Saudi Arabia on Jan. 30, 2026&#13; Cristiano Ronaldo has acquired a 25% ownership stake in second division Spanish club UD Almeria. 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