On February 29, the Saudi League officially announced that Ronaldo would be suspended for one game and fined 10,000 riyals. Cristiano Ronaldo made an indecent move in response to the fans shouting "Messi" during Riyadh's 3-2 victory over Riyadh Youth.

Beijing time on July 18th news, in a football friendly match, the ten-man Riyadh victory 0-5 lost to Celta Vigo, Ronaldo and Ronaldo started to play the full half. Reporter Romano said that after the game, Ronaldo accepted an interview with the media and bluntly stated that he would not return to play in Europe.