CR7 has done it again. A year after making discourteous remarks about Ligue 1, believing that the Saudi Pro League would soon surpass the French elite, Cristiano Ronaldo persisted and signed at the Globe soccer awards in Dubai.
“ I’m not saying that because I play there. I don’t care what people say. Players should come and play there (in Saudi Arabia, editor’s note). Try sprinting in 38, 39.40 degrees, sweating… Come play here and you’ll see. You don’t believe me, come on. I don’t care what people think. All there is in France is PSG. The others are finished. »
Messi for counterattack
Neither one nor two, Ligue 1, via its social networks, has decided to respond to the five-time Ballon d’Or. Using the image of his great rival, Lionel Messi, Argentina jersey on his back and World Cup trophy on hand, with the following words: “ Messi when he plays in 38 degrees “. A reference obviously to the World Cup won by La Pulga and Albiceleste in Qatar in 2022.
A year ago, Cristiano Ronaldo opened hostilities against the L1: “ To be honest, I think the Saudi championship is not worse than the French championship. In France, there are two or three teams with a good level. Not in the Saudi Pro League, it is more competitive. I can say that after a year there. (…) The Saudi championship continues to grow even if it will take time… Step by step, it will reach the very high level. I think it will become one of the three best championships in the world. »
