End of year obliges, Top Market has decided to offer you a special quiz of 10 questions on Cristiano Ronaldo in 2023, after discussing his career figures in a quiz a few weeks ago.
In January 2023, Cristiano Ronaldo completely changed his horizon. Dominant in European football since the 2000s, the Portuguese took a tangent, heading to Saudi Arabia, the new Eldorado of world football. Launching a trend, which many followed six months later – Karim Benzema, Neymar, N’Golo Kanté… -, the striker, number 7 on his back and armband on his arm, is now in the heyday of Al-Nassr, with his compatriot Luis Castro on the bench. Cristiano Ronaldo has even found color with the selection of Portugal, after a failed 2022 World Cup and a downgrade in the hierarchy of scorers. Test yourself on the year of the five-time Golden Ball, and if you don’t pass this quiz, make sure you come and visit more often Top Market in 2024 to find out all the latest Portuguese news!
#1. Which of these players has NOT joined Cristiano Ronaldo’s club, Al-Nassr, in 2023?
Al-Nassr had a remarkable summer transfer window, with the arrivals of Sadio Mané, Aymeric Laporte, Marcelo Brozovic, Seko Fofana, Alex Telles and Otavio. The Brazilian Fabinho, on the other hand, signed this summer for Al-Ittihad.
#2. During his first half-season with Al-Nassr, from January to June 2023, how many goals did Cristiano Ronaldo score in the league, in 16 matches played?
The in-form Portuguese has scored 14 times in 16 appearances in the Saudi Pro League. Cristiano Ronaldo is positioned in 5th place in the scorers rankings.
#3. Which French coach managed Cristiano Ronaldo at Al-Nassr from January to April 2023?
Coach of Al-Nassr from July 2022, Rudi Garcia managed Cristiano Ronaldo for a few months, before being fired. The French bounced back in July in Naples, without success – fired in November.
#4. In January 2023, who became the new coach of Portugal, which allowed Cristiano Ronaldo to regain a major place in the national team?
After a complicated end to the adventure under the orders of Fernando Santos – Cristiano Ronaldo finished the 2022 World Cup as a substitute – the Al-Nassr player saw the new coach, Roberto Martinez, entrust him with the armband and a starting place.
#5. How many goals has Cristiano Ronaldo scored in 9 matches with the Portuguese selection, in 2023?
Determining for Portugal during qualifying for Euro 2024 in Germany, Cristiano Ronaldo struck 10 times in 9 matches, with 4 doubles – against Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Slovakia and Bosnia.
#6. What is the annual salary that Cristiano Ronaldo earns at Al-Nassr?
According to information from Forbes, the Portuguese receives a salary of 200 million euros annually at Al-Nassr, until June 2025. Added to this remuneration is around 60 million euros in sponsorship, making the striker the highest paid player in the world (260M), and by far. The 2nd, Lionel Messi, “only” earns 65 million euros per year at Inter Miami, with 70M from sponsors. Neymar brings up the rear, with a cumulative 112 million euros – 80 million salaries, 32 million sponsors.
#7. How many goals does Cristiano Ronaldo want to score in his career, according to a statement made last October?
Ambitious, the Portuguese machine is aiming for 1000 goals, as Cristiano Ronaldo revealed to the media in October: “The president of FC Porto challenged me to reach 1000 goals. (…) I think it will be very difficult, but as I said, I will see how I am mentally, my motivation. (…) I look forward to 900 goals with confidence, but to get to 1000, there is a long road”. Currently, the Al-Nassr striker has 884 goals.
#8. Which former player, who spent his career in the Premier League, declared in November that Cristiano Ronaldo was “far from having the level” of Lionel Messi?
Pour CBS SportJamie Carragher made this statement on the rivalry between the Portuguese and the Argentine: “There was never a debate. (Cristiano) Ronaldo is far from having the level of (Lionel) Messi. Ronaldo is one of the greatest scorers of all time, Messi is the greatest player of all time. Ronaldo scored goals, Messi scored goals and was an incredible player”.
#9. Against which team did Cristiano Ronaldo score his first goal with Al-Nassr, on February 3, 2023?
The Portuguese opened his account with his new club, Al-Nassr, after his third match, against Al-Fateh – 2-2 draw – last February.
#10. Which former teammate of Cristiano Ronaldo confided that the Portuguese refused to see him transfer to Al-Nassr this summer?
In an interview for AS in July 2023, the Colombian Juan Cuadrado spoke about his future then thwarted by his ex-teammate: “I always have the pressure and the desire to fight. But as long as (Cristiano) Ronaldo is there (at Al-Nassr), he doesn’t want me!”. At the end of his contract at Juve, the right piston finally signed at Inter.
Results
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Despite Cristiano Ronaldo’s exile in Saudi Arabia, in Al-Nassr, at the start of the year, you continued to carefully follow the Portuguese’s sporting performances and declarations. Well done !
After his exile in Saudi Arabia, in Al-Nassr, at the start of the year, you lost sight of Cristiano Ronaldo a little. Too bad, this prevented you from correctly answering all the answers in our quiz.
After answering the questions, click “Done” to get your grade and review.
2023-12-31 17:06:28
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