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Not long ago, Ronaldo made a statement that received a lot of attention when he declared that the Saudi Pro League was better than Ligue 1. He said: “The Saudi Arabian National League is not worse than Ligue 1. After 1 year of playing there , I can say Saudi Pro League is more competitive than Ligue 1. Currently, our league is better than France’s”.

Recently, speaking on Canal+, Boulleau asked why Ronaldo only mentioned Ligue 1 and not any other tournament. She wondered if it was because of the rivalry with Lionel Messi and the way the Argentine superstar played at PSG for two seasons.

Boulleau, 37, said: “I was really surprised by Ronaldo’s communication. Why did he mention Ligue 1? Is it because Lionel Messi plays here? I asked myself the question, why Ronaldo mentioned Ligue 1 again and not other national championships? I think with his level, he shouldn’t say that.

I think Ronaldo has played in many different national leagues, except the French league. So I think it’s terrible. Ronaldo does not know this tournament well. To be honest, we watched the Saudi Pro League matches and I honestly think that’s not true. I think Ronaldo’s way of speaking is to show pride and express his ego. I still admire Ronaldo a lot, but I don’t like this kind of statement at all.”

Boulleau’s comments are completely reasonable, because why does Ronaldo not compare the Saudi Pro League with the Portuguese, Turkish National Championships or any other European league but Ligue 1 – where Messi once played? 2 years playing for PSG. It seems like CR7 wants to lift himself up by bringing others down.

Ronaldo’s statement was even harshly responded to by Ligue 1. The Twitter page of France’s No. 1 tournament only posted a photo of Kylian Mbappe stroking Ronaldo’s cheek without any status.

This is an image from the friendly match between PSG and Al Nassr in January 2023, where the Ligue 1 defending champion won 5-4. Although the results were close, in fact PSG completely outperformed the Saudi Pro League team in that match. This shows that there is still a difference in class between Ligue 1 and the Saudi Pro League.