CRISTIANO Ronaldo has made the bold claim that the Saudi Pro League is superior to the French Ligue 1.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldo has issued a passionate defence of the Saudi Pro League, claiming it is already better than one of Europe’s major leagues. He explained: “Saudi League is not worse than Ligue 1. Saudi Pro League is more competitive than Ligue 1, I can say that after one year spent there. We are better than the French league already now.”
Ronaldo didn’t stop there, the former Real Madrid and Manchester United ace also took the opportunity to express his delight with his own situation at Saudi side Al-Nassr, as well as being confident about what the future holds for football in the Middle East.
“I feel so happy at Al Nassr, it’s a great move. Saudi is in a process, it will take long… but step by step they will go to the top level. I think Saudi Pro League will be among the top three leagues in the world. People in Saudi will be proud.”
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