“Financial Goals.. Are Not Important” – Cristiano Ronaldo’s Teammate Says Competition in Saudi Clubs Is Higher Than European Teams
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Soccer Football – Arab Club Champions Cup – Final – Al Hilal v Al Nassr – King Fahd Stadium, Taif, Saudi Arabia – August 12, 2023 Al Nassr’s Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates with the trophy after winning the Arab Club Champions Cup final REUTERS/Stringer
It’s not all about the money, or the glitz and glamor, or is it? The SPL has come under the microscope of the world’s top soccer pundits, journalists, experts, and fans alike. Most of them reckon that the biggest players from Europe and across the world are only enticed to move to Saudi Arabia by the money on offer. However, a teammate of Cristiano Ronaldo seems to think otherwise and has vociferously spoken out about the subject.
The Saudi Pro League started a domino effect of several transfers of Europe’s top players after signing CR7 in early 2023 and hasn’t looked back.
A teammate of Cristiano Ronaldo claimed a move to Saudi is not for the ‘money’
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It’s no secret that the SPL has been in the firing line and has been berated in several reports in the media and on podcasts, where top media persons and podcasters have criticized players for moving to the country and its new league. The majority of them suggest that monetary motives are at the forefront of the transfers.
But, Al Nassr midfielder and Cristiano Ronaldo’s teammate Anderson Talisca, or simply Talisca, has suggested that the SPL is the best league in Asia and that the competition is as fierce as it is in Europe. According to this statement by Talisca on 9NFCBALL, he seems hungry to play in Asia and also suggests that not all players are flocking to the league to deepen their pockets.
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– المذيع : الكثير يرى بأن من يلعب الدوريات الآسيوية هو من أجل المال ، ما رأيك ؟
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" غير صحيح ، الأهداف المالية بالنسبة للكثير من اللاعبين غير مهمة ، كرة القدم هنا هي نفسها في أوروبا وبالعكس أصبحت اكثر صعوبة هنا ، ولعلمك الكثير من الاندية الاسيوية والمنافسة كذلك… pic.twitter.com/qjs6lZGcNS— كورة | #النصر 🦁 (@9NFCBALL) August 16, 2023
When asked in an interview by the club’s announcer about whether playing in Asia is only for “money”, Talisca said, “It is not true. The financial goals for many players are not important. Football here is the same as in Europe, and vice versa, it has become more difficult here. You know, there are many Asian clubs, and the competition is also stronger than European clubs.”
Talisca’s words seem to echo that people are unnecessarily generalizing players who’ve moved to the SPL and are forgetting that they’re there to play soccer. Recently, a report suggested that the SPL could possibly have a team in the UEFA Champions League. Here’s how.
The Saudi Pro League looks to venture into Europe
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Cristiano Ronaldo Al-Nassr, JULY 27, 2023 – Football / Soccer : Friendly match between Al-Nassr FC 1-1 Inter Milan at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka, Japan. PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxJPN 225122802
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