The rivalry between football legends Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi continues, even though they now play in different continents.
Recently, Messi signed with Inter Miami in Major League Soccer. However, Ronaldo made a bold claim that his new league in Saudi Arabia is superior to MLS. It’s important to note that Ronaldo is a 36-year-old Portuguese forward who is known for being highly competitive.
Ronaldo, the experienced Portuguese forward, joined Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr earlier this year.
🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo's Statement 💬
In a statement to Lisbon sports newspaper A Bola on Monday, Ronaldo remarked,
Ever since Ronaldo joined, the Saudi league has managed to attract several other international stars, including France’s Karim Benzema and N’Golo Kante, Brazil’s Roberto Firmino, Senegal’s Edouard Mendy, Serbia’s Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, and Croatia’s Marcelo Brozovic.
Ronaldo further commented
Ronaldo shared his thoughts following a 5-0 loss for Al Nassr in a preseason friendly against Spanish top-division team Celta Vigo at Faro, Portugal.