Football: “In Saudi Arabia they are overweight… They eat McDonald's every day”, Rami debunks Ronaldo's opinion and defends Ligue 1

Since his retirement from sports, Adil Rami has gotten into the habit of commenting on the highlights of his career and Football news live on Twitch. And his latest release is certainly not the one that is likely to cause the least talk…

After Cristiano Ronaldo's controversial comments on the level of the French championship, the former LOSC and Olympique de Marseille defender expressed his disagreement. “Of course, the Saudi championship is better than Ligue 1,” said the Real Madrid legend. “Try sprinting under 38.39 or 40°C, you’ll see,” argued the man with 5 Ballons d’Or.

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For Rami, this statement is completely false. “In Saudi Arabia, the guys are overweight, they don't give a damn, I'm sorry, that's the reality,” he said. For him, the level of the Saudi championship is not at all that high. “In Saudi Arabia, all the veterans who played in the biggest clubs in the world, there, they eat McDonald’s every day,” he still argues.

“You don’t realize what Ligue 1 is”

“I think it was a PR stunt, it’s not possible!”, he said. Despite Cristiano Ronaldo's status, his words no longer have value according to him: “As much as we love him, it's not because he's had a crazy career that as soon as he says something it's is the truth. Never in life.”

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To support his point, he wanted to recall the real level of the French championship. “Come overweight to France, you will see how long you are,” he said, a bit provocative towards certain “stars” of the Saudi championship. “I think you don’t realize what Ligue 1 is,” he concluded.