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Saudi businessman pays $2.6m for VIP Ronaldo-Messi match ticket

A Saudi businessman has bought football's most expensive ticket after bidding $2.6m at an auction to watch Ronaldo and Messi face off in a friendly.

The auction was launched to promote Thursday’s match, which will see an all-star Saudi Arabia league team take on a Paris Saint-Germain side including Messi, Mbappe, Neymar and other world stars.
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