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Cristiano Ronaldo has been among the most influential soccer players over the past decade. His fan following isn’t limited to soccer fans. Even many notable stars of the game are huge Ronaldo fans. One such name is Liverpool star Diogo Jota. He has recently rocked the stadium with two electrifying goals and an assist against Leeds United. Being a teammate of Ronaldo on the Portuguese national team, Jota has learned a lot from him.

He has since become a brick in Liverpool’s offense. On the other hand, Cristiano Ronaldo has just suffered a major setback in the aspirations of a title trophy as Al-Ittihad gains a lead in the title battle of the Saudi Pro League. Fans expect Al-Nassr to bounce back, meanwhile, apart from a few significant wins in Premier League, Liverpool’s season hasn’t been a fairy tale.

Ronaldo inspires Jota

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Diogo Jota has been a goal-scoring phenom for Liverpool along with superstar Mohamed Salah. In a recent talk, they asked Jota about the surge in his goal-scoring. He credited his Portuguese teammate Cristiano Ronaldo for his newfound interest.

Jota explained that once Cristiano Ronaldo told him that scoring goals was like “opening a bottle of ketchup.” The Portuguese starlet went on to explain, “When the first drop comes out, everything comes out. That’s one of the sentences Ronaldo said and it really stuck in my mind all these years.”

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Jota is constantly working to have a stable role in the team and excel at it. Cristiano Ronaldo, on the other hand, has just seen a defeat at the hands of Al-Hilal. The match proved that the statement by the former Al-Hilal player wasn’t off. Cristiano Ronaldo came to Al-Nassr on a record contract. He has been the highest-earning soccer star for some time at this point. Despite that, the Portuguese star once denied a gift for Georgina.

Cristiano Ronaldo said no to Rodriguez

Georgina is now a growing socialite. While Cristiano Ronaldo has more than 550 million followers, Rodriguez boasts 48 million Instagram followers. According to Ella e Online, Rodriguez owns approximately 150 handbags. In a recent interview, Georgina Rodriguez talked about how Ronaldo once said no to her for buying her a gift. She also revealed the reason behind it.

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Talking about the handbag, Georgina Rodriguez said, “I asked him for the same one I have but bigger, he told me, ‘I refuse, I’m not going to buy it for you’. I tell him, I’ll buy it myself.” However, she didn’t confirm if she got the hand purse or not.

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Meanwhile, Ronaldo’s Al Nassr is striving in the Saudi Pro League. Do you think Al- Nassr will be able to win the league title? Drop your prediction in the comments below.

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Rishabh Chaudhary

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Meet Rishabh, a passionate soccer writer at EssentiallySports, who channels his 19 years of active sports fandom into his writing. His love for soccer is evident, especially for Lionel Messi and the Argentine national team, which he had the pleasure of covering during their victorious 2022 World Cup campaign in Qatar. Rishabh also keeps a close eye on top club teams such as FC Barcelona, Manchester City, and Wrexham AFC, the latter being recently revived by Ryan Reynolds.
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