Cristiano Ronaldo joins Al Nassr: What we know of his new Saudi Arabian club

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has joined Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr on a two-and-a-half year deal, a month after the 37-year-old forward became a free agent when his contract with Premier League club Manchester United was terminated.

Here is what you need to know about the club:

* Formed in 1955, Al Nassr is based in the Saudi capital of Riyadh and the club plays in the country's top division - the Saudi Professional League (SPL), which has 18 teams.

* It finished third last season, six points behind champions Al Hilal.

* Al Nassr are the second-most successful team in the league with nine titles. Their last win was in the 2018-19 season. Only Al Hilal, also based in Riyadh, have won more titles (18).

* They have also won the country's knockout cup, the King's Cup, six times, most recently in 1990.

* The league's all-time top scorer Majed Abdullah played for Al Nassr. The former Saudi striker scored 189 goals and averaged nearly a goal a game.

* Al Nassr's home ground is Mrsool Park, which has a capacity of 25,000.

* Al Nassr's best performance in Asia's premier club competition, the AFC Champions League, came in 1995 when they finished runners-up.

* Saudi teams have won the AFC Champions League six times, with Al Hilal claiming a record four titles while Al Ittihad won the continental competition twice.

* Al Nassr are coached by Rudi Garcia, who previously managed Lille, AS Roma, Olympique Marseille and Olympique Lyonnais. The Frenchman has been in charge since June.

* SPL clubs can register eight foreign players but only seven can be named in a matchday squad.

* Other notable foreign players in the squad include Cameroon's World Cup hero Vincent Aboubakar - who changed the game against Serbia and scored the winner to stun