Why Cristiano Ronaldo to Al Hilal transfer move for Club World Cup never happened, explains club's chief executive.

Al Hilal CEO Esteve Calzada says it would have been “completely counter intuitive” for his club to sign Cristiano Ronaldo on a loan transfer from Riyadh rivals Al Nassr for the Club World Cup.

While Al Hilal did not pursue Ronaldo’s signature, the Al Nassr forward did have the opportunity to take part in the Club World Cup. Moroccan outfit Wydad Casablanca made an ambitious approach but found Ronaldo to be accepting of the prospect of missing out on the competition.

Legendary soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo said Saturday that he won't play in the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup despite participating teams expressing interest in signing him.

The Club World Cup’s Group A is still awaiting its first goal after Palmeiras and Porto mirrored Al Ahly and Inter Miami’s result from the opening night by drawing 0-0.

Cristiano Ronaldo says he’s almost certain he will not be playing at the Club World Cup. It deals a blow to FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s hopes of having one of soccer’s biggest attractions at the tournament starting June 14.

While many thought that Cristiano Ronaldo was on his way out of Al Nassr, the star himself shut down those rumors.

The inaugural 32-team FIFA Club World Cup gets underway on Saturday with soccer legend Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami teammates taking on Africa's most successful club, Al Ahly.

Cristiano Ronaldo snubbed a FIFA Club World Cup reunion with Alex Telles, the former Manchester United and Al-Nassr has revealed.