Ligue 1 have reacted to Cristiano Ronaldo’s comments on the league by posting Lionel Messi’s picture with the 2022 FIFA World Cup trophy. During the 2024 Globe Soccer Awards on Saturday (December 28), Ronaldo opined that the Saudi Pro League was better than Ligue 1.
He added that all the clubs in the French top-tier football, except Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), were finished. Ronaldo backed his response by saying that playing in the Saudi Arabian league was difficult because of the wind and weather conditions. He said (via GOAL):
He added:
Hitting back at Cristiano Ronaldo‘s criticism, the official Spanish language X (formerly Twitter) account of Ligue 1 uploaded a picture of Lionel Messi with the 2022 FIFA World Cup, which was played in Qatar. Both Saudi Arabia and Qatar are in the Middle East and they also share borders. Ligue 1 Espanol captioned the post:
La Albiceleste defeated France 4-2 on penalties to win the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar after the scores were tied at 3-3 after extra time. Meanwhile, Portugal lost 1-0 to Morocco in the quarterfinals.
Former Chelsea attacker Eden Hazard once claimed that he was better than Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo in terms of ‘pure football’ but not Lionel Messi. During an interview with L’Equipe in February 2024, the Chelsea legend was asked to give his opinion on the football GOAT (Greatest of all time) debate. He said:
Eden Hazard billed Lionel Messi as the greatest of all time and said he enjoyed watching the Argentine playmaker during his time in Barcelona. Moreover, he also ranked himself above former Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) attacker Neymar Jr. He added:
Eden Hazard joined Real Madrid in July 2019 from the Stamford Bridge outfit. Nevertheless, his time at Santiago Bernabeu was doomed with injuries and setbacks as he only made 76 appearances for the side in four years. Hazard retired from football in October 2023, putting a full stop to his 16-year-long professional career.
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