Cristiano Ronaldo this Tuesday spoke very critically about the current state of Portuguese football as the latest controversies only serve to denigrate its image abroad, going so far as to say that he is currently thinks the Saudi league, where they play, is better than the Portuguese.
CR7, speaking at a press conference in Cidade do Futebol, as he is part of the national team, began by noting that all these recent controversies do not surprise him.
“There is controversy in all championships, but in Portugal there has been a lot, a lot of controversy, and that’s bad. The minimally intelligent people know that. It’s a less good stage, but I hope it gets rectified. I just opened a newspaper to see what was going on and the first three news items were outside of football. It makes us think and say that the main thing is bad news. I am Portuguese and that worries me. I would like want the Portuguese league to be top, but it won’t be, and it’s not. Everyone gives their opinion, debates, 40 channels talk… it’s very bad. That’s why I think the Portuguese league in the near future future will not be top like the English , Spanish or German I could be in the top 4 or 5 but I don’t believe that The Arab League is better than the Portuguese And it’s not just because of the controversies and the noise around it, but also because of the quality of the Namur is much better. I hope it can improve, I know it will be hard. Possibly impossible. It turns out to be a circus what has been happening in Portugal lately,” he said.
Source: DN
