Ronaldo and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attend the kιck-off meeting for the Esports World Cup to be held in 2024.

Cristiano Ronaldo recently participated in a conference in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, a program marking the event that this Middle Eastern country will host the first Esports World Cup, taking place in 2024.

The Al Nassr striker met Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman at this detailed discussion event, along with FIFA president Gianni Infantino .

According to the media, the Portuguese striker will be the ambassador for Saudi Arabia in this historic event, as well as at the World Cup in which Saudi Arabia participates in the election to host the tournament.

“It was an honor to meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman again and it was great to join today’s panel to discuss the future of esports and launch the first #esportsworldcup to be held in Saudi Arabia on next year!” – Ronaldo shared.

Esports is a highly competitive video game that has explоded and developed in recent years and promises to continue to grow strongly in the near future. It is estimated that the market for this sport is 2021 is predicted to increase by 2.5 billiоn USԀ in just 1 year.

Saudi Arabia is hoping to be the first country to take advantage of this rapid growth to become the esports hub of the Middle East region and the world in the near future and into the future.

The kingdom has also invested heavily in the esports sector as part of its vision to diversify its economy and host the soccer World Cup in 2034.