Ronaldo: Al Nassr Create Image of Portugal Star if He Played in the '70s

• Al-Nassr created a photo of what Cristiano Ronaldo would have looked like if he played decades ago
• They created a surreal photo using AI, and fans loved it on social media
• Ronaldo is enjoying a superb first full season with Al-Nassr

With Artificial Intelligence (AI) slowly taking over, football has not been left behind. Football teams have been trying out new ways to engage with fans online by creating surreal images of their players in different eras.

Al-Nassr recently created images showing how their players would have looked if they had played decades ago, and the Cristiano Ronaldo one has set fans talking.

In the picture, Ronaldo is rocking a mullet, a haircut that was probably at its peak in the 1980s. The Portugal superstar is squatting in front of the famous Adidas Telstar football, introduced in the 1970 World Cup in Mexico. The ball was also used in the 1974 World Cup in Argentina.

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The image also has Ronaldo wearing black boots and a jersey with huge collars. The photo was well received by fans when Al-Nassr posted it on their Twitter and Instagram pages. It got tens of thousands of likes and thousands of comments.

They did the same with Sadio Mane and Ronaldo's other teammates at Al-Nassr. Mane was shown rocking an afro hairstyle.

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Ronaldo is having an incredible first full season with Al-Nassr. He has scored 14 goals in 13 appearances and won back-to-back Player of the Month awards for August and September, per Transfermarkt.

Moreover, he reached a new milestone this season. He is the highest scorer in Europe this year, ahead of Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe.

He has scored 42 goals for club and country so far in 2023, and with many games to go before the end of the year, the 38-year-old is on track to break more records.

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Relatedly, Sports Brief reported that observing the AFC Champions League's fervent action, FIFA President Gianni Infantino enjoyed a captivating match at the Al-Awwal Park, where Al-Nassr secured a thrilling 4-3 victory over their Qatari adversaries in Group E.

Despite the intense emotions and Ronaldo's breathtaking goals, the FIFA boss appeared unperturbed, calmly observing the Portuguese star and his teammates celebrate amidst the roaring crowd.