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Bizarre own goal keeps Ronaldo, Al-Nassr waiting for Saudi Pro League title

Al Jazeera · · 283 words · By Al Jazeera Staff
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12 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Goalkeeper Bento’s bizarre injury-time own goal denies Al-Nassr a title-crowning 1-0 win over rivals Al Hilal at home.”
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Three independent web search results confirm that Al-Nassr played Al Hilal at Al-Awwal Park and the match ended in a 1-1 draw due to a 90+8 minute own goal by goalkeeper Bento.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 season is Al-Nassr's 50th consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi football and 70th year in existence as a football club. The club is participating in the Pro League, the King's Cup,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_Al-Nassr_FC_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Al-Nassr Football Club (lit. 'The Victory', Arabic: نادي النصر) is a Saudi Arabian professional sports club based in Riyadh. It is best known for its association football team which competes in the Sa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Nassr_FC
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bento Matheus Krepski (born 10 June 1999), known simply as Bento (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈbẽtʊ]), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bento_(footballer)
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“denying the club their first Saudi Pro League title in seven years.”
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The provided evidence for this claim is largely irrelevant (mentioning Alabama) or general league information. There is no specific evidence confirming the exact number of years since Al-Nassr last won the title.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 Saudi Pro League (known as the Roshn Saudi League for sponsorship reasons) is the 69th season of the top-tier Saudi football league, established in 1957, and the 18th season since it was r…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_Saudi_Pro_League
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Al-Nassr Football Club (lit. 'The Victory', Arabic: نادي النصر) is a Saudi Arabian professional sports club based in Riyadh. It is best known for its association football team which competes in the Sa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Nassr_FC
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Saudi Pro League (SPL), also known as the Roshn Saudi League (RSL) for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Saudi Arabia and the highest tier of the Saudi football…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Pro_League
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“Riyadh-based club Al-Nassr were leading 1-0 and seconds away from defeating local rivals Al Hilal, who are second in the league”
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Wikipedia and Soccer365 confirm Al-Nassr is based in Riyadh. Sofascore explicitly states that Al-Nassr ranks 1st and Al-Hilal holds 2nd position.
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web search NEUTRAL — Al-Hilal Al-Nassr Al-Riyadh Al-Shabab.Bold indicates clubs currently competing in the Saudi Pro League. Note: This count includes only seasons from the inception of the Saudi Premier League to the pre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Pro_League
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web search NEUTRAL — Al-Nassr Al-Hilal live score starts on 12 May 2026 at 18:00 UTC time at Al-Awwal Park stadium, Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia in Saudi Pro League, Saudi Arabia.Currently, Al-Nassr rank 1st, while Al-Hilal …
https://www.sofascore.com/football/match/al-nassr-al-hilal/V…
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web search NEUTRAL — Al-Nassr Football Club, commonly known as Al-Nassr (lit. 'The Victory') or simply Nassr, is a Saudi Arabian professional sports club based in Riyadh.Al Khaleej will face Al Hilal at the Prince Mohamed…
https://soccer365.net/clubs/8976/
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“A win would have sealed the 11th league title for Al-Nassr”
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While web search results confirm Al-Nassr were close to a title, none of the provided evidence explicitly confirms that this specific win would have been their 11th league title.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Saudi Pro League struggles with its image when the four biggest clubs—Al Nassr, Al Ittihad, Al Hilal, Al Ahli—are majority-owned by just one entity: the nation’s sovereign wealth fund (PIF).
https://www.si.com/soccer/taunts-tantrums-title-cristiano-ro…
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web search NEUTRAL — Al-Nassr were seconds from their first Saudi Pro League title of the Cristiano Ronaldo era on Tuesday, only to be denied by an own goal.
https://www.fotmob.com/en-GB/news/1448try0w10rk1m5859ezrj4ey…
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web search NEUTRAL — Al Nassr vs Al Hilal: Saudi Pro League stats & head-to-head. Here’s how the MW32 results played out and the updated #RoshnSaudiLeague table after all the drama pic.x.com/AWzZEOpmMW. Posted on X00:11. …
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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“the first for the Portuguese superstar since he famously joined the club in January 2023.”
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Wikipedia and other sources confirm Cristiano Ronaldo joined Al-Nassr in late 2022/early 2023 (specifically December 2022/January 2023).
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web search NEUTRAL — Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro[a] (born 5 February 1985), nicknamed CR7, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr and th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo
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web search NEUTRAL — Cristiano Ronaldo is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr and the Portugal national team. His individual achievements includ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Career_of_Cristiano_Ronaldo
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web search NEUTRAL — Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro GOIH ComM (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɾiʃˈtjɐnu ʁɔˈnaldu]; born 5 February 1985), better known as Ronaldo, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as the…
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo
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“Al-Nassr top the league table with 83 points from 33 games, while Al Hilal are second on 78 points from 32 games.”
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The provided evidence mentions the match date and general rankings, but does not provide the specific point totals (83 and 78) or game counts (33 and 32) for the current table.
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web search NEUTRAL — Al-Hilal is the most successful club in the top-tier Saudi football league, amassing a record 21 titles, with their latest triumph in the 2023–24 season. Other prominent clubs, such as Al-Shabab, Al-I…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Pro_League
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web search NEUTRAL — Watch Al Hilal vs Al Nassr live stream with score, chat, and stats on May 12, 2026 6:00 PM UTC. Don't miss this Saudi Pro League match!Points. Ranking.
https://www.camelscore.live/head-to-head/20260513-al-nassr-v…
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web search NEUTRAL — Al-Nassr is going head to head with Al-Hilal starting on 12 May 2026 at 18:00 UTC at Al-Awwal Park stadium, Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia. The match is a part of the Saudi Pro League.Al-Nassr played again…
https://www.sofascore.com/football/match/al-nassr-al-hilal/V…
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“Ronaldo, who captains Al-Nassr”
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Wikipedia explicitly states that Cristiano Ronaldo captains Al-Nassr.
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web search NEUTRAL — Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (born 5 February 1985), nicknamed CR7, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr and the P…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo
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web search NEUTRAL — Cristiano Ronaldo has signed a new two-year contract with Al-Nassr that means he will stay with the Saudi Pro League club until beyond his 42nd birthday. The Portugal captain, 40, joined the Riyadh-ba…
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cn0qj75pg7qo
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web search NEUTRAL — Al-Nassr Football Club, commonly known as Al-Nassr (lit. 'The Victory') or simply Nassr, is a Saudi Arabian professional sports club based in Riyadh.Cristiano Ronaldo is close to his first major troph…
https://soccer365.net/clubs/8976/
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“The 41-year-old football icon has not won a domestic title with Al-Nassr since his then-record-breaking move from Manchester United after the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar.”
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Wikipedia confirms his birth date (Feb 5, 1985), making him 40/41, and web search results confirm his move from Manchester United to Al-Nassr after the 2022 World Cup.
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web search NEUTRAL — Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro[a] (born 5 February 1985), nicknamed CR7, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr and th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo
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web search NEUTRAL — Cristiano Ronaldo is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr and the Portugal national team. His individual achievements includ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Career_of_Cristiano_Ronaldo
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web search NEUTRAL — Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro GOIH ComM (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɾiʃˈtjɐnu ʁɔˈnaldu]; born 5 February 1985), better known as Ronaldo, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as the…
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo
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“Al-Nassr’s last league title came in 2019, while Al Hilal won the league in 2024.”
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No evidence was provided for this specific claim regarding the 2019 and 2024 title years.
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“Fans of the home team were given free team shirts at the beginning of the match”
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No evidence was provided regarding the distribution of free shirts to fans.
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“Al-Nassr are favourites to win the league on May 21”
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“Ronaldo said in his post-match social media posts to his 770 million-plus followers.”
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