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According to El Nacional, Cristiano Ronaldo decided to exit Saudi Arabia and return to Madrid.
By TPN, in Sport · 29 Apr 2023, 17:01 · 9 Comments
The Portuguese football player has decided to leave Saudi Arabia, due to difficulties in adapting to the Arabic culture, and due to the language barrier, as stated by the Catalan digital newspaper.
Ronaldo is returning to Spain, where he lived from 2009 to 2018, with Florentino Perez, president of Real Madrid, saying that Cristiano Ronaldo may have a guaranteed job, but not as a football player, as stated by El Nacional.
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he’d make a first class boot shiner
By Ian from Beiras on 29 Apr 2023, 17:09
Not surprising as Saudi Arabia is a closed society with an appaling human rights record.No free speech,draconian laws.
He should never have gone in the first place
By James from Algarve on 30 Apr 2023, 16:37
no drinking, no partying, no body exposure, very strict rules, no freedom of speech, any gesture to land anyone in jail. Not what Ronald likes. It's SAUDI ARABIA
By Tony from Other on 01 May 2023, 00:22
I had Ronaldo in my FIFA team till 2032. He's still great. I wonder how much the people who leave bad comments have achieved compared to him.
By Michael Wilson from UK on 01 May 2023, 04:39
The "El Nacional " published, last week, that the GOAT was returning to Sporting CP. As it turns out, this week, they change the story. Let's see what the media will come up with as the next click bait. To those who claim that Cris is no more than a shoe shiner, I'd like to point out that I can't remember when did Wayne Rooney win a Ballon D'Or
By Eddie Oliver from UK on 01 May 2023, 07:32
As many probably feel he only went to Saudi for the paycheck, likes to be hugely bigger and better than Messi. Now dust/sand has settled hes not the king after all just very very greedy. Pleased didn't work out for him he would only believe team evolved are Ronaldo. No-one else matters in his world.
By Darren Hickman from UK on 01 May 2023, 07:51
Scouser alert! 08:32
By Steve. from Algarve on 01 May 2023, 10:29
So pleased for him. He thinks he is so special. He should retire into his mansion bubble so we never have to hear about him ever again
By Harry from Other on 02 May 2023, 12:38
Ronaldo is still the best soccer player in the world. Some people need to get a life and stop being jealous of his achievements!
By Lisa from Other on 03 May 2023, 18:39