Cristiano Ronaldo has been gifted a stunning custom-made cake by Al-Nassr as he celebrated his 40th birthday with the Saudi giants.
Ronaldo celebrated the landmark birthday in unusual style by donning a pair of £4,000 compression boots at his home in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday evening.
However, on his actual birthday, the superstar forward was spotted at Al-Nassr’s training ground receiving a huge custom cake, made in his honour.
In a video posted on X by Al-Nassr, the forward can be seen arriving at Al-Nassr’s ground and being welcomed by his team-mates, who began singing for him.
Ronaldo joined in before being presented with the three-tier cake, dressed in Al-Nassr’s colours, that was covered in pictures of Ronaldo throughout his career.
The photos included pictures of Ronaldo as a youngster, his early stages at Sporting Lisbon, his time at Man United and, later, at Real Madrid.
Cristiano Ronaldo has been gifted a stunning custom-made cake by Al-Nassr for his birthday
The Saudi Pro League side gifted him a custom-made cake with pictures of Ronaldo on it
Madrid paid tribute to former star Ronaldo as he celebrated his 40th birthday, with a heartfelt post onto social media.
Ronaldo spent nearly a decade at the Bernabeu, scoring 451 times in 438 games for the Spanish giants.
He won four Champions League titles with the club and received the Ballon d’Or prize four times during his time there, leaving for Juventus in 2018 before rejoining Manchester United three years later.
Ronaldo continues to feature regularly for his national team and holds the record for the most goals at international level – 135 – despite now playing in Saudi Arabia for Al Nassr.
And on his landmark birthday, Madrid sent their ‘warmest wishes’ to the club legend and all-time top scorer.
‘Dear Cristiano, from Real Madrid, we want to send you our warmest wishes on your 40th birthday,’ a post on the club’s X account read.
‘Every Madridista is proud of the legend that you are and what you represent for our history.
‘Have a great day with your family and loved ones.’
The club’s touching message comes a day after the striker admitted that he misses his former side and looks back on his time in the Spanish capital as the best of his glittering career.
The forward then took pictures with his teammates before cracking into the cake
New Al-Nassr star Jhon Duran was spotted taking part in Ronaldo’s birthday celebrations
‘Spain is my home, my children grew up there. It’s where I was happiest in football, I will always have Madrid in my heart,’ he told MARCA. ‘I did some really nice things and people don’t forget.
On the prospect of returning to the club in some capacity, he added: ‘One day maybe. I don’t rule it out. I left a legacy there, a nice mark there.
‘Maybe when I finish my career I can do something cool, with 80,000 people. People today value those duels with Barcelona, we lived a week with sky-high tension.
‘The fans, the TV talking about the game. Madrid-Barcelona, Cristiano-Messi, Pique and Ramos… It was nice, a rivalry that existed and was healthy.’
