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Cristiano Ronaldo & Piers Morgan |
Ronaldo justified his move to Saudi by insisting there was nothing left for him to achieve in Europe. He told reporters at his press conference unveiling: "In Europe, my work is done; I won everything, I played at the most important clubs in Europe and for me now, it's a new challenge.
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Cristiano Ronaldo Al-Nassr |
"This is a great opportunity. Nobody knows this but I had many opportunities in Europe, many clubs in Brazil, in Australia, in the US and even in Portugal.
"Many clubs tried to sign me but I gave my word to this club to develop not only the football but other parts of this amazing country."
Despite signing almost two weeks ago, Ronaldo has had to wait to make his competitive Al-Nassr debut after he was banned for two matches from all football due to knocking a phone out of fan Jacob Harding's hand last season. It occurred after United's 1-0 defeat at Everton, where he angrily slapped the phone on the floor following his side's defeat.
Following an investigation by the FA, Ronaldo was fined £50,000 and handed a two-game ban on November 23 - just a day after the forward's contract was terminated by United.
After the incident against Everton he issued an apology on social media for his "outburst" and invited the supporter to watch a game at Old Trafford "as a sign of fair play and sportsmanship".
Source: Mirror