Cristiano Ronaldo sows discord in France. On December 27, the five-time Ballon d'Or winner was invited to the Globe Soccer Awards ceremony in Dubai. During the event, the 39-year-old Portuguese reiterated his criticism of Ligue 1, having declared a year earlier that the level of the Saudi championship was “notno worse” than that of the French championship. Asked about this, Cristiano Ronaldo explained why he thought that Saudi Arabia, where he has been playing since 2023 with the Al-Nassr club, had nothing to envy of France : “In France, there is only PSG, the others are finished. That's my opinion, I don't care what they say. France is only PSG, sorry. It's a competitive team, OK, but PSG is the strongest. No one can compete with him. They have the best players, they are the club with the most money. It's factual. I'm not lying, I don't know why people are so surprised.“
Pierre Ménès deplores the words of Cristiano Ronaldo
In a video published on his Youtube channel this Monday, December 30, Pierre Ménès reacted to the exit of Cristiano Ronaldo: “Even if it means saying unpopular things, I'm going to say all the bad things I can think of the personality of Cristiano Ronaldo“, launched the consultant, before attacking the Portuguese. “I think there are limits to everything, even melon. Even with the ultra exceptional player that he was, I think that a minimum of humility wouldn't be any worse.“
“Someone who refuses to grow old“
“Above all, I see someone who refuses to age, who refuses to see the finish line inexorably approaching.“, continues Pierre Ménès about CR7. “I notice that every time he talks about a championship in Europe, he always talks about the French championship. All he has to do is ask Messi if it's so easy to play in Ligue 1.“As a reminder, Lionel Messi played for two seasons (2021-2023) in Ligue 1 when he played for PSG, while Cristiano Ronaldo has never set foot on the pitches of the French championship. Enough to annoy Pierre Ménès even more, who believes that Ronaldo's criticisms are not justified: “If he doesn't even have the lucidity to see that he's playing in a second-rate championship, I can't do much more for him. Afterwards, quite frankly, Cristiano Ronaldo's opinion on Ligue 1, which he has never set foot in, is not of much importance despite everything.“
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