Ronaldo, 40, plays for Al-Nassr in the Saudi Pro League. Next year’s World Cup is likely to be his last appearance at the tournament.

Ronaldo, 40, was in Washington DC this week as part of a visiting delegation from Saudi Arabia, led by the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Cristiano Ronaldo will be at the White House on Tuesday, a day when U.S. President Donald Trump is hosting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman in the Oval Office, a White House official and multiple sources familiar with the plans confirmed to The Athletic.

The aforementioned gift, given to Ronaldo by Trump, has only been handed to Benjamin Netanyahu, former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso and Elon Musk, thus landing Ronaldo in esteemed company. All men have been presented with a golden key – a significant honour given it was designed by Trump himself – to the White House.

Donald Trump joked that his son Barron now “respects his father a little bit more” after meeting soccer megastar Cristiano Ronaldo at the White House on Tuesday.

Keith Olbermann criticized Cristiano Ronaldo, calling him a “fascist scumbag," following the soccer star’s visit to the White House for a dinner held in honor of the Saudi crown prince.

Superstar footballer Cristiano Ronaldo attended a White House black-tie dinner alongside the de facto leader of Saudi Arabia on Tuesday night.

Cristiano Ronaldo made a rare visit to the White House as President Donald Trump hosted a formal dinner honoring Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.View on euronews