Even though he is in Saudi Arabia, far from the centre of the football world’s attention, Cristiano Ronaldo frequently finds a way to intrigue the public and cause reactions. Most recently, the Portuguese spoke about the French Ligue 1 at the Globe Soccer Awards.Ronaldo gives his verdict on Ballon d’Or and Vinicius Jr”The Saudi Pro League is better than Ligue 1, of course. I’m not saying that because I play here. I don’t care what people think about it. Players should come here and they will see quickly. Just try to do sprints at 38, 39, 40 degrees… Come and you will see. If you don’t believe me, come. In France, they only have PSG, everyone else is finished. Nobody can beat them because they have the most money and the best players,” CR7 stated via Goal.com.##NAJAVA_MECA_8604813##Expectedly, people in France did not welcome that statement with much enthusiasm. The first one to respond to Cristiano was the former Lille, Valencia, AC Milan, Sevilla, and Marseille (among others) player and former French international, Adil Rami, who did not hesitate to take a dig at Ronaldo, speaking on his Twitch account.”Cristiano Ronaldo is talking nonsense. Do you want me to show you pictures of the defenders playing in Arabia? The players there are overweight and don’t care about football. Just because he’s had a stellar career doesn’t mean everything he says holds water. Let him face off against teams like Monaco, Lille, Marseille, and Brest. What Ronaldo is doing is just a PR stunt,” Rami said via FootBoom.🚨 Adil Rami DESTROYS Cristiano Ronaldo 🥶:”He’s talking sh*t. CR7 we love him but it’s not because he had a crazy career that whenever he says something it’s the truth!Guys in Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦, they overweight, they are fighting their a**. They eat McDonald’s every day!… pic.twitter.com/Mp60jbsNHD— Football Factly (@FootballFactly) December 30, 2024 However, the defender did not stop there, making a pretty bold statement.”If Ronaldo were playing in Ligue 1 right now, they would eat him up.”After Rami, Ligue 1 reacted as well, posting on X a photo of Leo Messi with the World Cup trophy, followed by the caption, “Leo Messi playing at 38 degrees.”Ligue 1 via X, following Cristiano Ronaldo’s saying Saudi League is better than Ligue 1 and claiming that is difficult to play in 38 degrees. pic.twitter.com/hhRsuJ2U64— Barça Universal (@BarcaUniversal) December 28, 2024 Now, football fans can only wait and see if Cristiano will accept the challenge and perhaps join a Ligue 1 side, trying to prove his point. He’s already occupied everyone’s attention, now it’s time to act.
