Cristiano Ronaldo is considered one of the best athletes. His sheer determination and hard work have earned him quite a great reputation. With fame, the player has attracted criticism often as well. Ronaldo has been perceived as a negative character by some but recently one of his teammates shed light on his real personality.

Ronaldo has been subject to exit rumors from Al Nassr recently. It hasn’t been an excellent outing for the Portuguese in Saudi Arabia. The 5-time Ballon d’Or winner is having inconsistent performances and was seen frustrated when results haven’t gone Al Nassr’s way. Whether exit reports of Ronaldo are rumors or not, remains to be seen.

Diogo Leite hails Cristiano Ronaldo

Ronaldo has often been labeled arrogant and selfish by his critics. However, when it comes to his close ones or most of his teammates, they always praise the Portuguese for his nature. One of his national teammates, Diogo Leite, has tried to debunk the negative image of the Al Nassr forward.

Leite plays for Bundesliga side Union Berlin and was named to the Portuguese squad by Roberto Martinez recently.

While speaking to the German publication Bild, Leite said, “I don’t understand why people have a negative image of Ronaldo. He’s a nice guy, who doesn’t look like a star. I was very happy to be able to train and play with him. He is very open and friendly, he tries to help all the players. He told me he would always listen for me, as for everyone else.”

Moreover, the Union Berlin defender was also asked about the best soccer player of all time. “Cristiano Ronaldo without a doubt. I saw him play and grew up with him. It was also a big problem for me. When I was in the Seleção, I played with him and against him in training,”

The 24-year-old is highly impressed with Ronaldo. The praise comes after another but former teammate of Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, snubbed him for the place in the current Manchester City starting lineup.

Wayne Rooney snubbed Ronaldo

Recently, Rooney spoke to The Times. He discussed the Manchester City game with Real Madrid in the semifinal of the UEFA Champions League. While discussions, the DC United manager shared his opinion over which former United players from the 2008 Champions League winning campaign would fit in the current City starting lineup.

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Rooney named himself amongst the four players. Paul Scholes, Rio Ferdinand, and Nemanja Vidic were the other former teammates he included, and it was surprising to many that Rooney snubbed Cristiano Ronaldo.

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