Cristiano Ronaldo “is coming to Hong Kong,” spokespersons for the football superstar have said, as his CR7 Life Museum is set to open in the city next month.
The date of the 40-year-old Portugal captain’s visit has yet to be fixed, Tomás Froes, a representative of the CR7 Family Office, said on Thursday during a press conference that announced the opening date of the CR7 Life Museum in Tsim Sha Tsui on July 7.
“He hasn’t yet decided where he’ll continue to play. It will be announced very soon, probably today,” Luis Parafita, also a representative of the CR7 Family Office, said during the same press conference.
“What I can tell you right now – and we know the responsibility of what I’m just going to say – is that he’s coming to Hong Kong,” Parafita said. “That is happening.”
When asked if Ronaldo will play in the August tournament in Hong Kong, Froes declined to reveal the star’s schedule, saying it would be “surprise [upon] surprise.”
Ronaldo’s schedule will be arranged after the footballer decides which team he will play for in the next season, Parafita said.
According to the BBC, Ronaldo is close to agreeing to a new contract with Saudi club Al-Nassr, which he has played for since January 2023.
Ronaldo posted on social media last month, saying that “this chapter is over” following Al-Nassr’s defeat by Al-Fateh to finish third in the Saudi Pro League. His contract with the club is due to expire at the end of June.
Al-Nassr will be one of four Saudi Arabian teams playing in Hong Kong between August 19 and 23 for the Saudi Super Cup, a pre-season tournament of the Saudi Pro League.
Second museum
The museum, to be located in the K11 Musea shopping mall in Tsim Sha Tsui, will cover an area of 12,000 square feet and feature trophies from Ronaldo’s football career, as well as exhibits from his life.
It is the second instalment of the CR7 Museum, after the first one opened in 2013 in Ronaldo’s birthplace, Funchal, Portugal. Unlike its Portuguese precursor, the Hong Kong museum is set to run for only a year.
Organisers expect the Hong Kong museum will attract more than two million visitors.
Having scored more than 900 career goals for his clubs and Portugal, Ronaldo is widely considered one of the greatest football players in history.
