Days after Manchester United’s January 22 victory over West Ham, Cristiano Ronaldo and teammates such as Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard headed to the beaches of Dubai for their winter break.
The football stars’ visit to the United Arab Emirates underlines the pulling power of the Gulf tourism and trade hub, even as attacks by Iran-allied Houthi rebels in Yemen threaten to damage its reputation as one of the safest states in the Middle East.
Missile attacks in recent weeks have…