Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed this big change he had to get used to after moving to Saudi Arabia and joining Al Nassr.
Ronaldo made a £175m-a-year transfer to Nassr in December after his contract with Manchester United was terminated by mutual consent.
He previously spent his entire career in Europe for Sporting, United, Real Madrid and Juventus but has moved to Saudi Arabia to inspire the next generation.
The five-time Ballon d'Or winner, along with his other half, Georgina Rodriguez and the rest of her family, had to adapt to a completely different culture.
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And a big difference that Ronaldo has to get used to is the difference in training time, with afternoons or evenings instead of mornings. “An example is in Europe, we train more in the morning, but here we train in the afternoon or evening and during Ramadan we train at 10pm,” he said. on the official Saudi Pro League YouTube. channel.
"So it's weird, but as I told you, these situations are part of experience, of memory.
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“I love living these moments because we learn with these things. It's tough, but it's not something I haven't seen before. My experience so far is that Saudi Arabian fans really love football and love to live and that's good and I'm very happy now.
Despite regularly making headlines with saves during and after games, Ronaldo has scored 14 goals in 16 games for his side which is second behind Nuno Espirito Santo's Al Ittihad. Rumors swirl around Ronaldo's future, but he stressed his desire to continue playing in the Saudi Pro League, which he believes could become one of the best in the world in years. next.
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In the same interview, Ronaldo explained how the league needs to improve to become one of the top five - citing the VAR system, infrastructure as two areas.
"The tournament was very good," Ronaldo said.
"But I think we have a lot of room for further growth. The league is very competitive. We have very good teams, very good Arab players, but they need to improve the infrastructure a bit more.
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"Even the referee, the VAR system, should be a little bit faster. I think other little things need to be improved.
"But I am happy here, I want to continue here, I will continue here. And in my opinion, if they continue to do the work they want to do here, in the next five years, I think the Arab League. Saudi Arabia maybe a top five league in the world."
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