Football fans queue for Cristiano Ronaldo museum in Hong Kong

Hong Kong football fans queued for hours on Monday to snap pictures of Cristiano Ronaldo's trophies and jerseys at an exhibition billed as the first of its kind outside the superstar's native Portugal.

Visitors at the opening of the "CR7 LIFE Museum Hong Kong" at a luxury shopping mall posed next to life-sized statues of the former Manchester United and Real Madrid player, including one in mid-air celebration and another in traditional Saudi dress.

Ronaldo signed a new two-year contract with Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr last month, calling it a "new chapter" in an Instagram post. A representative of the footballer's family office said the five-time Ballon d'Or winner Ronaldo will be greeting fans at the museum "very soon". Organizers have said the Hong Kong exhibition will run for a year before heading to mainland China.