Khaberni - Jorge Jesus, the technical director for Al-Nassr Saudi, decided to take a new escalatory stance in solidarity with his compatriot, the legendary Cristiano Ronaldo, the team captain.
In solidarity with Ronaldo's absence from Al-Nassr matches, Jesus continued to boycott the press conferences held before and after matches during the past period, which led to financial penalties being imposed on the club.
The sports journalist Moteb Al-Hazzaa said in television statements: "We as journalists are present to convey events, but what happens is strange, as the league coordinator emphasized on preventing us from asking Sergio Conceicao, coach of Al-Ittihad, about Karim Benzema and his transfer to Al-Hilal while questions were raised in previous conferences to Jesus related to other clubs without any crisis".
He added: "According to my information, Jesus will continue not to attend upcoming press conferences, in solidarity with the demands of Cristiano Ronaldo, who is a fundamental cornerstone in the Saudi League project. Ronaldo did not speak ill of the tournament, but he sees that Al-Nassr has been treated unfairly and preferred to limit his stance within the club walls. His absence from matches is his and the administration's concern, and no one has challenged him, and I do not understand the latest statement of the Roshan League, which implied his punishment, and why some involve themselves as opponents to the Portuguese star".
Al-Nassr achieved an important victory over Al-Ittihad with two goals to none in the top matches of the twenty-first round of the 2025-2026 Roshan Saudi League season.
