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Cristiano Ronaldo takes purpose at Lionel Messi and Inter Miami: ‘Saudi Arabia is healthier than MLS’


Tom Weber
Tom Weber

  • Up to date: 4 Feb 2025 13:59 GMT
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Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo
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Cristiano Ronaldo believes that Main League Soccer is ‘clearly’ a worse league than the Saudi Professional League.

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The Portuguese megastar has been plying his commerce within the Center East since leaving Man Utd for Al-Nassr in late 2022. Ronaldo has proved a transformative signing for the Professional League, though tangible success has to date proved elusive for him.

Within the wake of his arrival, Saudi Arabia’s Public Funding Fund (PIF), which owns Newcastle United, took over the Professional League’s 4 largest sides –Al-Nassr, Al-Hilal, Al-Ahli and Al-Ittihad – and spent lavishly on signings to make the division extra enticing and to lift its stage.

READ MORE: What number of targets has Cristiano Ronaldo scored in his profession?

It’s definitely up for debate whether or not this goal has been achieved. Regardless of Ronaldo’s superior age – he turns 40 on Wednesday (February 5) – he has continued to attain prolifically in Saudi Arabia, notching 81 targets and 19 assists in 89 appearances.

Ronaldo has on a couple of event sought to flatter the Professional League by claiming that the extent of play is increased than, for instance, in France’s Ligue 1 and he has now carried out so once more by taking purpose at a special competitors.

Cristiano Ronaldo
© IMAGO – Cristiano Ronaldo

‘MLS is worse than Saudi Arabia’

In an interview with Edu Aguirre for La Sexta, Ronaldo fired pictures at Main League Soccer and his outdated rival Lionel Messi, who has been taking part in for David Beckham’s Inter Miami for the reason that summer time of 2023.

“Once I made the choice to return [to the Pro League], I did not suppose it was going to develop so quick, however I knew that in a single or two years the league can be very high, as it’s now,” Ronaldo claimed.

“Folks do not know, they suppose and speak an excessive amount of. I am sorry, but it surely’s a special actuality when folks speak about Saudi Arabia and once they speak about america.

READ MORE: What number of targets has Lionel Messi scored in his profession?

Lionel Messi
© IMAGO – Lionel Messi

“Is MLS a worse league? Clearly, however as a result of it is Saudi Arabia, it is seemed down upon. However I do know that individuals do not know what they’re speaking about.”

When quizzed concerning the latest Ballon d’Or controversy involving Vinicius Jr at his former membership Actual Madrid, Ronaldo expressed bitterness that he solely received this prestigious particular person award 5 instances in comparison with Messi’s eight.

“There isn’t any credibility, Vinicius ought to be the Ballon d’Or winner,” the striker thundered. “I’ve felt it many instances and I felt offended. Over time I understood it, these are battles that you just can not win.”

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