Football Talk - Cristiano Ronaldo takes parting shot at Premier League - 06/07/09
Cristiano Ronaldo has delivered a parting shot to English football by suggesting that Spain's La Liga is "superior" to the Premier League.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who has swapped Manchester United for Real Madrid in a world record £80m deal, will be presented to the fans and media on Monday evening following his move. And the winger said:
"I think La Liga is going to have more quality because of the players that are arriving. All the players have a lot of quality and the referees protect the players."
Ronaldo's arrival follows that of fellow big-money signing Kaka last week. More than 50,000 Real Madrid fans are said to have turned out to welcome the Brazilian playmaker, who signed from AC Milan for a reported fee of £56m, and Ronaldo's bow is expected to draw an even larger crowd when he is presented later today.
The Portuguese international will be presented with the number 9 shirt by Alfredo di Stefano. And he believes Real's £200m spending spree this summer edges the Spanish league ahead of England in terms of quality.
"Both leagues are going to be very good but I think that with Real president Florentino Perez`s signings the Spanish league is superior to the English," he stated. "It's going to be a magnificent competition in Spain this year."
