Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr team had a friendly match against Celta Vigo to gain momentum ahead of the upcoming season. Not only was he helpless when he and his teammate at Al Nassr dried his shirt with the score 0-5, Ronaldo also had unexpected trouble with his sponsor, Nike sportswear. The 38-year-old striker has been “hired” for Nike since 2003 and currently executes a £ 147 million, 10-year contract with the sportswear giant based in Oregon, USA.

What surprised many people was that Portuguese star Ronaldo was spotted using a shin seal from Adidas, Nike’s great rival, when he took the field in the recent crushing defeat to Celta Vigo. In a picture posted by Ronaldo himself on Instagram, three stripes, familiar Adidas branding motifs can be seen embossed on the shin pads.

According to research, it is the X Pro shin seal of the brand from Germany. This is clearly evidence that Ronaldo has blatantly violated his contract with Nike when promoting Adidas, which is considered Nike’s biggest rival in the sportswear industry.