Not even Saudi Arabia or FIFA could get Cristiano Ronaldo to the Club World Cup
MIAMI GARDENS: In the end, not even Saudi Arabia or Gianni Infantino could engineer a way to get Cristiano Ronaldo to the Club World Cup.
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