Ronaldo was wrong?

Cristiano Ronaldo has just caused a stir in the football world after his interview with Piers Morgan, but this time, his "taunt" of Ligue 1 seems to have backfired.

Opta ranks the Saudi Pro League 29th.

At 40, CR7 is still scoring regularly for Al Nassr, 102 goals in just over two years, including eight this season, helping the team lead the Saudi Pro League. With 952 goals in his career, Ronaldo aims to become the first player to reach 1,000 goals before hanging up his boots.

However, in a new interview, the Portuguese superstar caused controversy when he asserted: "The Saudi League is better than the Portuguese National Championship and even Ligue 1 in France." He also responded to criticism that his time was over: "I still score goals every year. Even in my worst year, I still scored 25 goals. If I played in the Premier League, I would still score as many."

But after that statement, the statistics of Opta Power Rankings make Ronaldo's argument less convincing. According to this ranking, Ligue 1 is the 5th strongest league in the world , Liga Portugal is 9th, while Saudi Pro League is only ranked 29th, even lower than Ecuador and Cyprus.

Opta's rankings are based on the average strength of teams across all leagues, taking into account both quality and competition, showing that Saudi Arabian football is still a long way behind Europe in terms of class.

However, Ronaldo remained steadfast: "The Premier League is the strongest league, but the Saudi League is also very competitive. Many players have said they find the quality here good, so why doesn't anyone recognize it?"

Ronaldo will stay at Al Nassr for two more years. He admitted that the day he leaves the pitch "will be very difficult" and "may make him cry". But with this statement, it seems that the controversy about CR7 has no end.

Source: https://znews.vn/ronaldo-da-sai-post1601087.html