Cristiano Ronaldo follows the call of money and signs with Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia. His decision caused a lot of ridicule.
Riyadh – CR7 has made its decision: the Portuguese champion signs “the biggest contract in the history of sport and collects 500 million euros for two years”, headlines the Portuguese sports newspaper And it was on New Year’s morning. The only problem in the mega deal with Al-Nassr: Cristiano Ronaldo is sinking into sporting insignificance.
| Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro |
| Born: February 5, 1985 (age 37), Funchal, Portugal |
| Verein: Al-Nasr |
| Career Goals: 701 |
| Career models: 223 |
Cristiano Ronaldo moves to Saudi Arabia – the statement of 2015 reaches him
In 2015 he still stated: “I want to end my career at the highest level, with dignity and in a good club”. It did not work. Instead, the 37-year-old let the Saudis put lots and lots of money in front of the cart: in addition to his commitment to Al-Nassr, he will become ambassador for the 2030 World Cup, which Saudi Arabia wants to host together with Greece and Egypt.
In future, he will no longer play against FC Barcelona, Manchester City or FC Bayern in blue and yellow, but against Al-Shabab, Ittihad and Al-Hilal. Ronaldo will have been clear that his transfer to the desert would have caused a lot of ridicule. And so it happened.
Ronaldo now plays for Lidl? The fans scoff: “Cristiano is the employee of the month”
Ironically, the colors of Al-Nassr’s shirt offer a steep pattern: the yellow and blue tones match those of supermarket chain Lidl exactly. The German company operates approximately 12,000 branches in 31 countries worldwide, making it the largest discounter in the world (by number of branches). According to many Internet users, the similarity of colors was noticed immediately.
That’s why the photo montages of CR7 as Lidl employees go on a New Year’s Eve tour. A Portuguese replies with the mocking words: “Cristiano is our employee of the month”. “Ronaldo has signed for Lidl FC,” jokes another user.
Ronaldo’s adviser is said to have knocked on doors at all the major leagues, at FC Bayern, BVB and even Eintracht Frankfurt, as club boss Axel Hellmann recently revealed. Nobody hit, except Lidl. Or Al-Nassr. (eppe)
