Cristiano Ronaldo never misses an opportunity to say it:
“the Saudi Pro League is much better than Ligue 1”. Last month, during an interview with Piers Morgan, the Portuguese striker, who has been playing for Al-Nasr since January 2023, once again scratched the French championship. Where there is, he says, “that PSG”.
An opinion that Timothy Weah does not share. Arriving at OM this summer from Juventus, after playing for Paris Saint-Germain and Lille, the American international believes, on the contrary, that Ligue 1 is “the championship with the most talent in the world”. This is what he said before returning to LOSC on Friday evening.
“Ligue 1 is the best championship in the world”
“The matches are interesting to watch, it’s real football. It’s very tight at the top and that’s what you want in a championshipexplains the versatile Marseille attacking midfielder (25 years old), cited by RMC Sport. I’m very happy to be in Ligue 1, it’s done me a lot of good. I love football, playing every weekend. »
“ France is the place where you create stars. You have to go through here to become a star, he said. When you look at Kylian (Mbappé), Ousmane (Dembélé) or Paul Pogba who comes from Le Havre and becomes one of the best midfielders of all time… You have to go through here. Ligue 1 is the best championship in the world. » Understood, “CR7”?