CR7 in Al-Nassr – How do Cristiano Ronaldo fans experience his choice? “Pelé ended his career at the Cosmos well…”

Giovanny understands Cristiano Ronaldo’s decision: “His choice is justified by many good reasons in my opinion. For example, the media are on him all day, all night, 24 hours a day, and monitor his every move, it must be heavy, especially in such a complicated period of his personal life (loss of his child, complication with Erik ten Hag and Manchester United).“For him, “CR7” thus renounces a part of celebrity: “I think going outside Europe means accepting and allowing to be less in the spotlight.“

Treason ?

According to him, the main criticism addressed to Cristiano Ronaldo lies in the ambition of Saudi Arabia to offer the World Cup 2030, and its role in this intention: “Portugal is a candidate alongside Spain for the organization of the World Cup in 2030. Officially, (Ronaldo) is not yet an ambassador but by going there he gives such exposure to football in Saudi Arabia that there are the same consequences.” He sees it as a great own goal: “It’s not necessarily the best way to end, for the most famous Portuguese personality in history…“

“I’m not just a Ronaldo fan, I’m also Franco-Saudi by my mother. Basically, I was looking to subscribe to a French-speaking account around the club (from Al-Nassr) but it didn’t exist. I found the opportunity interesting“, he explains, before insisting: “We can also see it through the prism of an opportunity to grow football in Saudi Arabia, in Asia.” Without being involved in this issue of geographical development, Reginald is just as confident about preserving the image of “CR7”: “It feels like it’s chipping away at his legend, right now, but I think in ten years, we’ll only remember the great player he was..”

For lack of better…

“I’m one of the people who thinks it ruins his image, his legacy. It’s a bit disappointing from a player who has always defended the values ​​of competitiveness to withdraw like this.”, considers Alex Ribeiro, who does not however meet the profile of the “fan”, and places himself rather as an observer. He is skeptical about the attraction that the Saudi Arabian championship will be able to enjoy: “Many of them will be happy to watch compilations, to relay the goals they see on their social networks, but to watch Saudi matches…“

New interest and wild hope

“I am aware that people who follow me mainly do so to follow Cristiano Ronaldo facts and goals, rather than Al-Nassr clubadmits Arnaud. But I will still try to remain as objective as possible towards this club. I had a few messages asking me for links to watch the matches.” “I will obviously follow all his matches, I will not miss a beat. I haven’t missed a match with Cristiano in my whole life (as far as I can remember of course)“, assures Giovanny, who is under 25 and has become a Real Madrid fan”thanks to him“.

For Reginald, the relationship is reversed. It is primarily because he has been a fan of the Madrid club since 2005 that he swears so much by “CR7”. He continued to be interested in him, during his spell at Juventus and on his return to Manchester United, but with less enthusiasm. Paradoxically, this rebound away from the Old Continent rekindles the flame: “I will try to watch, to see how he is doing, because I don’t know the Saudi Arabian championship at all. It arouses my curiosity.”

This turn in the career of Cristiano Ronaldo looks like the final bifurcation. But nothing allows us to affirm it and that leaves supporters of the Portuguese idol the right to dream. The perspective advanced by brandof a possible loan to play the C1 with Newcastle – bought in 2021 by Saudi Arabia via its public investment fund – seduces Reginald, for example: “I remain hopeful, yes. I’m going to follow this rumor, see how it evolves and hope it’s true.” And Giovanni concludes: “Maybe he has more surprises in store for us, who knows?“