Former defender speaks of a discrepancy in treatment for the Portuguese in relation to the Argentine
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Rio Ferdinand, a former Manchester United player, admitted to being ‘annoyed’ by the way fans and the media ‘condemn’ players like Cristiano Ronaldo due to the move to Saudi Arabia, contrary to what happened, for example, with the Lionel Messi and David Beckham’s trips to the United States.
“I get irritated when I see some comments about the footballers’ decisions. It cannot be said that it is a rule for one of them here and another elsewhere”, he began. “When Cristiano went to Saudi Arabia there was negativity, but I didn’t hear a single negative comment about David Beckham or Messi going to the United States, but there are many media that treat Saudi Arabia in a negative way”, he concluded. he.
After the arrival of the Portuguese international to Saudi Arabia, Kanté, Fabinho, Koulibaly, Henderson, Rúben Neves and Firmino, are some of the prominent names in world football present in the Saudi squads.
The Argentine star moved to the United States in July to play for Inter Miami, where he earns a salary of around 40 million euros per season, in addition to also receiving an amount from the agreements with Apple TV and Adidas.
By Record
2023-08-13 13:15:14
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