Who is Mark Breeze? The man who turned the head over to manager Cristiano Ronaldo at Al Nassl next season
Cristiano Ronaldo has marked Mark Brees as the successor to Al Nasr’s Stefano Pioli and will have a new club boss in the coming days.
Pioli is poised to take over at Fiorentina, and reportedly has verbally reached an agreement with Viola.
According to reports from his home country of Belgium, it would create a vacancy in Al Nasr, where Breeze can fill.
The 63-year-old has experience coaching in Saudi Arabia and has seen him overseeing Belgian and Dutch teams.
🔴Mark Brees is a strong interest in the indomitable Lions coach and Al Nasr, the evolving Saudi club of Cristiano Ronaldo. 🦁🇨🇲
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– Allezleslions (@allezleslions) June 15th, 2025
Success after a confused start to life in Cameroon
He is now a Cameroonian coach after seeing him stuck in the middle of the line between Cameroon FA (Fecafoot) President Samuel Etoo and the Ministry of Sports (Minsep).
Eto’o wanted a famous boss to replace Ligobaat’s song in 2023, but Minsep, who pays the national team coach’s wages, has appointed a previously unknown Breeze.
In a very unstable period, Breeze was fired and resurrected within 48 hours.
Since then, he has earned all respect by leading Cameroon in 12 matches, winning a 7 and a 5.
The way he did himself during the differences between Fecafoot and Minsep is thought to feel that the chief of Al Nassr in Brys’ passive approach is suitable for working in an authoritarian state.
Ronaldo has committed to Al Nasr
Once Brees gets the job, he will have Ronaldo at his disposal for the next professional league season.
Not only did he link to Saudi rival Al Hilal, but he also said after a short-term move to one of his club World Cup competitors, Ronaldo would remain in his next term.
He hopes the Riyadh Club will support its first major trophy since joining from Manchester United in 2022.
The 40-year-old has finished as a major professional league goalscorer in each of the last two seasons. In total, he scored 99 goals in 105 appearances for Al Nassr.
Ronaldo finished the season at a high price and scored on a penalty shootout as Portugal defeated Spain in the final to win the Nations League.