Cristiano Ronaldo to meet President Trump and Saudi Crown Prince at White House

Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo is scheduled to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) at the White House on Tuesday. The meeting, confirmed by a White House official and multiple sources familiar with the plans, was first reported by the Portuguese newspaper Correio da Manhã.

The gathering is taking place as part of a major diplomatic event hosted by President Trump. The visit marks the Saudi Crown Prince's return to the United States for the first time in seven years.

Ronaldo, widely regarded as one of the most famous soccer players globally, currently serves as the public face of the Saudi Pro League. The league has seen billions of state dollars invested in recent years, primarily aimed at attracting well-known international players to the kingdom. Ronaldo plays for Al-Nassr, one of the Saudi Pro League teams owned by the country's sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF).

The Portuguese forward's attendance at the White House follows previous public remarks in which he expressed a strong desire to meet the U.S. President. During an interview with British journalist Piers Morgan, Ronaldo praised Trump, calling him "one of the most important people" he wanted to meet.

Ronaldo stated that he wished to sit down and have a good conversation with the President if the opportunity arose. "I wish to do it one day, if I have the opportunity," Ronaldo said. "He is one of the people with whom I want to sit down and have a good conversation. I wish to meet him one day, he is one of the people I really like, because I think he can make things happen and I like people like that."

The information regarding the meeting was subsequently confirmed by a correspondent for the American news channel MS Now (former MSNBC), Jake Traylor, reporting from the U.S. government headquarters.