04/01/2023
🏴 𝐑𝐢𝐨 𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐨'𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐥 𝐍𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐫: "The media is disgusting. When Rooney, Beckham, Lampard and Gerrard went to America, they used to say that it was a great way to end their career, What a way to finish their careers, getting great money, going to a league that's not as competitive, let them go, they've deserved that, they've earned the right. That’s all I saw in the media. But when Cristiano Ronaldo decided to do this, it became a shame and a disaster only because he went to Saudi Arabia."
"I'm pleased for him that he's finally happy. For any footballer, whatever level you're playing in, happiness and being happy in the environment you're playing in is one of the most important things. He hasn't been happy for a while, so I'm pleased he's on the verge of finding that happiness, even tough in a country that not many people expected him to go to. But what a prospect that is, what an adventure that is for him to go to Saudi and play in a new league, a competitive league over there by the way."
"I've looked at people commenting and a few pundits saying it's a sad way for him to go out. The only sadness is the way it ended at Manchester United. I think in a couple of years he'll look back and think it could have been handled differently. But this next chapter, going to Saudi, how is that a sad way to end his career? I don't understand how people are saying that."
"Let a man go and live, and enjoy it. It's a new adventure, he's taking his family to experience a new culture. Every other player that's gone to a less competitive league to end their career has been told you've earned the right. No man on the planet would have earned the right more than this guy."
Supporting words from Rio Ferdinand for Cristiano Ronaldo! 🙌❤️
