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Updated July 18, 2023

BOMB: Ronaldo says Saudi League is better than MLS

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Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the greatest footballers of this generation, made another controversial interview with the Portuguese media A BOLA.

BOMB: Ronaldo says Saudi League is better than MLS

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Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the greatest footballers of this generation, made another controversial interview with the Portuguese media A BOLA . As part of the interview, Cristiano Ronaldo discussed the possibility of returning to Europe. He has taken a sly dig at Argentine world cup winner Lionel Messi on joining the MLS. Ronaldo faced the media after a massive loss against Spanish club Celta Vigo in a club friendly. However, he played only 45 minutes in this friendly game.

Ronaldo on Al Nassr

Cristiano Ronaldo started by talking about his current club, Al Nassr. The No.7 believes his club will sign more quality players during the transfer window. He also talked about the new manager of Al Nassr, Luís Castro. Ronaldo said, "I'm very happy with the 'mister' [Luís Castro], and all the time I've spent in the team. It's one of the most fun pre-seasons, and with the most spectacular training I've ever done. We're going to reinforce our squad, the 'mister' [Luís Castro] will do his job, and we're going to have an excellent championship."

Ronaldo on returning to Europe

As long as Cristiano was in Europe, he played a leading role. He won every possible title he could win. He was asked if he would return to Europe. But Ronaldo ruled out the possibility to come back to Europe. The No.7 said, "Returning to Europe, for me, is a closed hypothesis. I'm already 38 'and a half years old, and… it's not worth it!"

Ronaldo on European Leagues

Cristiano Ronaldo played in England, Spain, and Italy. But CR7 believes Europe has lost the quality they had before. However, Ronaldo still thinks only English Premier League is the toughest league in Europe. He said, "Europe lost a lot of quality. The only one that is one of the best is the Premier League, the Spanish League lost its level, the Portuguese one is not 'top', and the German one also lost a lot of quality."

Saudi League is better than MLS - Ronaldo

After that, Ronaldo talked about Major League Soccer, MLS. According to Ronaldo, Saudi Pro League is far better than MLS. He said, "The USA? No, the Saudi championship is much better than the USA." Cristiano Ronaldo believes Saudi Pro League will be very competitive in the next few years. However, many star players already have joined Saudi League such as Karim Benzema, N'Golo Kante, Hakim Ziyech, and many more. "The League [of Saudi Arabia] will be very strong. They opened the 'box of Pandora', as I always said, that in three years there will be many great players. The League will be spectacular. Look, the Italian League, when I went there [Juventus, 2018] was 'dead' and rejuvenated again. I knew that the interest in the Arab League would be like that too, and next year even more players will arrive," Ronaldo added.

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