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Second place for CR7

The Saudi Pro League season ended on the final day of May with two Portuguese personalities dominating the headlines. Nuno Espirito Santo won his first league title as head coach of Al Ittihad with a game to go, while Cristiano Ronaldo and Al Nassr had to make do with second.

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For Al Ittihad it was redemption for the disaster of last season when they let a16-point lead over Al Hilal slip to end up in second. It wasn’t the first time they’d

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