Five-time world footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has praised the Saudi Pro League – and even considers it to be stronger than one of Europe’s top leagues.
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“I think that we are now better than the French league and we continue to improve,” said the 38-year-old on Friday at the “Globe Soccer Awards” in Dubai. It is also more balanced than Ligue 1.
“I played here for a year, I know what I’m talking about,” said Ronaldo, who has scored 38 goals in 44 competitive games for Al-Nassr so far. However, the Portuguese has not yet been active in France. The signing of Ronaldo was the beginning of a major transfer offensive by the Gulf state to establish itself in the global football market.
The Champions League winners Neymar, Karim Benzema, N’Golo Kante, Sadio Mane and Riyad Mahrez, among others, followed the call of the clubs that had lured numerous world stars to the desert with horrendous salaries.
England international Jordan Henderson also moved to Saudi Arabia, but after only six months he moved back to Europe and signed for Ajax Amsterdam on Thursday.
2024-01-19 18:37:09
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