Cristiano Ronaldo has made a stunning attack on the quality of Major League soccer, which Lionel Messi currently plays for Inter Miami.
MLS was launched back in 1996, originally conceived as part of the United States successful bid for hosting the 1994 World Cup.
The League struggled financially in its first years and feared it could completely collapse in the early 2000s.
David Beckham’s high-profile arrival to sign for La Galaxy in 2007 changed it, although there were later criticisms of the league’s alleged quality for many years.
In recent years, there have been changes in perceptions that prefer to play in all states of Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets, Zlaton Ibrahimovic and Luis Suarez, while still much from a performance perspective.
Former Barcelona team partner Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez play for Inter Miami (Image: Getty)
During her career, Inter Miami Star Messi is compared to Cristiano Ronaldo, with those comparison now focuses on the quality of the MLS quality vs. Saudi Pro League, which plays for Ronaldo al Nasar.
Now, in a new interview La Sexta’s Edu AguireRonaldo has fired back on the Saudi League critics and believes that MLS is really worse.
He explained: “When I decided to come [to the Saudi Pro League]I did not think it was going to grow so fast. But I knew that the league would be very top in a year or two, as is now.
“People don’t know, give their opinion and talk too much. I am sorry, because it is a different reality when people talk about Arab and when they talk about the United States.
“Is MLS League worse? Obviously, but as it is Arab, it’s betrayal. But ever since I know people don’t know what they are talking about … only for those who we are talking about It has to pay the price. “
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Subject: Cristiano Ronaldo, MLS, Major League Soccer, Saudi Pro League, Al Nasar, Lionel Messi