Superstar footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is to visit the White House on Tuesday, a US official has confirmed - the same day as the leader of Saudi Arabia where the Portuguese currently plays the game. The footballer is not believed to have been to the US since 2016, when he visited Las Vegas.

Soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo was scheduled to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday alongside Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, according to multiple media reports.

Ronaldo, 40, currently plays for Al-Nassr in the Saudi Pro League. Next year’s World Cup will likely be his last appearance at the tournament.

The son of Saad Almadi who is held in Saudi Arabia on an exit ban for allegations of "cyber crimes" by the kingdom, said that President Donald Trump has failed to make his father's release a priority as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman comes to Washington for a state visit Tuesday.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman committed his country to increasing his planned investment into the U.S. economy to nearly $1 trillion over the next year on Tuesday. MBS made the announcement while meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office,

Get live updates and the latest news as the House votes on the release of the DOJ's Epstein files and Trump meets with Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Ahead of a visit to Washington, D.C. by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Trump announced Monday he would sell the fifth-generation aircraft, considered among the world’s most advanced, which are also a mainstay of Israel’s aerial capabilities.

In the years since Mohammed bin Salman’s last visit, U.S.-Saudi ties were strained by the killing of Jamal Khashoggi. They’ve rebounded in Trump’s second term.