{"id":45599,"date":"2024-09-01T12:20:23","date_gmt":"2024-09-01T09:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/?p=45599"},"modified":"2024-09-01T12:20:23","modified_gmt":"2024-09-01T09:20:23","slug":"ronaldo-admires-saudis-red-sea-alula-and-his-amazing-life-in-the-kingdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/latest\/ronaldo-admires-saudis-red-sea-alula-and-his-amazing-life-in-the-kingdom\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronaldo Admires Saudi&#8217;s Red Sea, AlUla, And His Amazing Life In The Kingdom"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex-shrink-0 flex flex-col relative items-end\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"pt-0\">\n<div class=\"gizmo-bot-avatar flex h-8 w-8 items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-full\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"inline-block\">In a recent YouTube video, Cristiano Ronaldo couldn\u2019t hold back his excitement as he gushed about his life in Saudi Arabia, sharing his thoughts with his friend Rio Ferdinand. 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