Cristiano Ronaldo: Saudi Pro League ‘much better’ than MLS
Cristiano Ronaldo Saudi Pro League says Saudi Pro League is ‘much better’ than the MLS. The striker has no intention to join his eternal rival Lionel Messi in MLS.
The Portuguese star joined SPL club Al-Nassr back in January after the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. He was a free agent following his release from Manchester United. Ronaldo suggested that Messi took an easy option and joined the MLS this summer.
Cristiano Ronaldo Praises Saudi Pro League
Ronaldo spoke to the media after playing the first half of Al Nassr’s 5-0 preseason friendly defeat to La Liga side Celta Vigo.
“The Saudi league is better than MLS. Now all the players are coming here, Ronaldo said. In one year, more top players will come to Saudi Arabia.”
“In one year, more and more top players will come to Saudi. In a year the Saudi league will overtake the Turkish league and Dutch league. I opened the way to the Saudi league, and now all the players are coming here.”
Moreover, the likes of Karim Benzema, Roberto Firmino, Kalidou Koulibaly, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Marcelo Brozovic joined Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia.
Portuguese star rules out return to European football
Ronaldo, who is also Real Madrid’s all-time leading goalscorer said that his days of playing in Europe are over. Moreover, he also believes that the level of European football has dropped in recent years.
“Returning to Europe, for me, is a closed possibility, I’m already 38-and-a-half years old and it’s not worth it. 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’, the German one also lost a lot of quality.
Ronaldo ended his first season trophyless with Al-Nassr, as they missed out on the Pro League title and domestic cup glory. However, he did register 14 goals through 19 appearances and is still going strong.
