After losing a football shooting challenge to a fan, Cristiano Ronaldo lost out on a $1 million prize. The American YouTube sensation MrBeast had organized a competition in which the Al Nassr captain had participated.
Ronaldo, 39, squared off against Khaled, a YouTube subscriber to MrBeast’s channel. Wearing an Al Nassr jersey with MrBeast printed on the back, the Portugal captain, who was touted as the best football player,” took to the field.
The first person to hit three targets near the goal would receive $1 million, according to MrBeast, who had previously made an appearance as a guest on Cristiano Ronaldo’s YouTube channel last month. With Mr. Beast, I put my lucky shirt,” Ronaldo grinned.
Before the game, an anxious Khalid in an Al Nassr jersey declared, “I am his [Ronaldo’s] number one fan.” Khalid said, “Honestly, I think it is 50-50,” in response to Mr. Beast’s question about his chances of defeating Ronaldo. Ronaldo responded, “I like how confident he is.”
Ronaldo and Khalid were reminded by MrBeast that 100 million people were watching them prior to kickoff. They fired in shifts. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner encouraged Khalid to shoot, but Mr. Beast responded, “I think Ronaldo wants me to lose a million dollars.” Khalid made two of his four attempts and was one step away from winning the big check, while Ronaldo missed all of his attempts.
With his fifth attempt, Khalid found the goal for the third time and celebrated, while Ronaldo gave him a hug and remarked, “I am proud of you, my friend.”