The 41-year-old's whereabouts had been questioned after his £61million private jet left the country in the middle of the night on Monday. Foreign nationals are fleeing the Middle East in their droves and details of Ronaldo's jet travelling to Madrid emerged online. The luxury private jet departed at 8pm Saudi time and arrived at almost 1am Spanish time. The escalating violence is causing travel chaos and already having a massive impact across society in the Middle East. 'Matches involving clubs from the East Region across all of the AFC's club competitions will proceed as originally scheduled.

Source: Express March 03, 2026 18:25 UTC