Cristiano Ronaldo: ‘Saudi Pro League is more competitive than Ligue 1’
Speaking at the 14th edition of theGlobe Soccer Awards in Dubai, Al-Nassr’s Cristiano Ronaldo (38) has claimed that the Saudi Pro League is already surpassing Ligue 1 in terms of competitiveness.
The 38-year-old former Manchester United and Real Madrid forward reportedly said “The Saudi League is not worse that Ligue 1 – it is actually more competitive than Ligue 1, I can say that after spending one year there. We are better than the French league now.”
The Portugal international has a track record of defending the PIF-owned league, earlier this year claiming that the Saudi top flight is better than in his native Portugal, as well as aiming a slight dig at former Paris Saint-Germain star and current Inter Miami man Lionel Messi by saying the Pro League is “much better than the USA”.
The Al-Nassr striker, unlike Messi, has never plied his trade in the top division of French football – where the Argentine World Cup winner scored scored 22 goals in 56 starts for PSG. Meanwhile, Ronaldo has scored 44 goals in 50 matches for Al Nassr in all competitions, with 34 of those strikes coming in the Saudi Pro League.
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