RIYADH, Saudi Arabia: Cristiano Ronaldo missed a stoppage-time penalty and Al-Nassr was eliminated from the King’s Cup in a 1-0 loss to Al-Taawoun on Tuesday.
The five-time Ballon D’Or winner has yet to win a major trophy since signing for the club almost two years ago.
Playing at the round-of-16 stage of Saudi Arabia’s premier knockout competition, Al-Taawoun took the lead on Waleed Al-Ahmad’s header with 20 minutes remaining. Al-Ahmad was then whistled for a foul in the area in the 95th minute.
Ronaldo had converted all 18 of his previous penalties for Al-Nassr but this time shot over the bar to the shock of the home crowd of 14,519.
The defeat is the first for Stefano Pioli since the Italian succeeded Luis Castro as head coach in September.
Ronaldo and Al-Nassr still have two chances at silverware this season but are already six points behind leader Al-Hilal after eight games of the Saudi Pro League and have seven points from three games in the group stage of the Asian Champions League.
“Technically we performed well but we couldn’t win the game,” Pioli said. “We feel disappointed to be out of the cup. But we still have two trophies to go for and we will give our best in them.”
Ronaldo misses late penalty as Al-Nassr eliminated from Saudi cup
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Ronaldo misses late penalty as Al-Nassr eliminated from Saudi cup
F1 teams and FIA sign new Concorde Agreement to govern the sport
- The new governance agreement was signed by all 11 teams, including Cadillac
- The announcement came on the same day that FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem was re-elected for a new four-year term
LONDON: Formula 1, its teams and the FIA governing body have signed a new Concorde Agreement to govern how the sport is run through 2030.
The new governance agreement announced Friday was signed by all 11 teams, including Cadillac, which is heading into its first season in 2026.
No details were made public but the FIA signaled it would be able to “invest further in improved race regulation, race direction, stewarding and technical expertise for the benefit of the championship.”
The announcement came on the same day that FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem was re-elected for a new four-year term. The commercial part of the new agreement was already signed in March.
Originally a deal to end a power struggle between the FIA and the teams in the early 1980s, various editions of the Concorde Agreement have underpinned how F1 is run. Its contents are kept secret.
F1 is already set for sweeping changes next year with new regulations which make the cars smaller, with more electrical power and movable aerodynamic parts.
The first race of the new season is the Australian Grand Prix on March 8.
