Cristiano Ronaldo is not really followed by elements of language. And we hadn't waited for this brand new outing to guess it. In recent months, the Portuguese star has already spoke publicly on several occasions to enhance the Saudi championship, but above all to devalue the French championship, of which he judged the overall level lower than that of the Saudi Pro League. Last December, he declared in the Globe Soccer Awards 2024:
«If the SPL is better than the L1? Easy, of course. I'm not saying that because I play there. I don't care what people say. The players should come and play there. Try to sprint by 38, 39.40 degrees, sweat … Come and play here and you will see. You don't believe me, come. I don't care what people think. All there is in France is PSG. The others are over. The others play, ok, but PSG is stronger, they have better players. It's a fact. I don't know why people are surprised.»
CR7 maintains his remarks on the level of the Saudi Pro League
Without explicitly named Ligue 1, the Portuguese said that Saudi Pro League was already one of the 5 best championships on the planet. The competitiveness of the Saudi championship would also be one of the great motivations behind this choice to extend by two years, until 2027:“We continue to evolve, but I think we are already in the top 5 of the best world championships. I think we continue to develop and we still have time ”he said in a video posted by Al-Nassr, before continuing.
«I am happy because I know that the championship is very competitive, people who say that the Saudi Pro League is not one of the 5 best championships know nothing about football, or have never played in Saudi Arabia. I believe 100% what I say and the people who play in this championship understand what I say. This is the reason why I wanted to stay here, because I believe in the project. And I'm not just talking about the project for the next two years, but the project until 2034, which is the goal in Saudi Arabia with the World Cup which will be the most beautiful of all time for me. So I am happy: 2 more years (in Al-Nassr), I want to fight with the best team of Saudi Arabia and win the championship.Everyone will have their opinion.
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