Al Nassr skipper Cristiano Ronaldo has stirred the pot with his recent comments at the Globe Soccer Awards. While praising the Saudi Pro League, CR7 compared it to Ligue 1, claiming the Middle Eastern league was ‘more competitive‘ than the French one. Unsurprisingly, his statement did not sit down well with French fans who bashed the player for being too arrogant. However, the veteran has found a backup in the form of his ex-teammate Sadio Mane, who doubled down on CR7’s opinion during an interview.

Sadio Mane is not the only player who agrees with Ronaldo’s statement. Multiple players from the Roshn Saudi League have also expressed their opinion, claiming the Middle Eastern league is surely neck and neck with the French league.

Sadio Mane lavishes praise on the ‘very good league’ he moved to in the summer

The Roshn Saudi League has seen a massive rise in popularity in recent months. Big names from Europe made the big jump to the Middle East, last summer. Ex-Liverpool star Sadio Mane was also amongst the names that made the surprising switch. In an interview with the Associated Press, he discussed his time with Al Nassr, stating, “Fortunately, I can say the Saudi league is a very good league, and watched by everybody in the world“. He then made it clear that something else was more important to him than the comparisons.

“So, for me, as long as I’m doing my best and I’m enjoying myself every single minute, that’s more important.” Sadio Mane is not the only player who has voiced his agreement with Cristiano Ronaldo’s opinion. Al Nassr skipper made a buzz last night after claiming Ligue 1 was inferior in comparison to the Roshn Saudi League. Here’s what he exactly said.

CR7 stated the difference between the teams in the Saudi League and Ligue 1

Cristiano Ronaldo put out a scathing statement last night during the Globe Soccer Awards while praising the Roshn Saudi League. While talking about the league, he claimed people can say what they want about RSL, but he believed it was better than the French league. Al Nassr’s skipper continued, “To be honest, I think the Saudi League is not worse than the French League, in my opinion.

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“In [the] French league I think you have two, three teams with a good level. In Saudi, now I think it’s more competitive. But I think right now we are better than [the] French league, we still improve”, CR7 concluded.

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