2023-09-01 07:56:27
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Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos has criticized the players moving to clubs in Saudi Arabia, and also explained why he does not plan to follow their example.
Last December, five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo signed for Al-Nasr following leaving Manchester United. Subsequently, striker Karim Benzema, who has played for Real Madrid since 2009, as well as midfielder N’Golo Kante, moved to Al-Ittihad, Al-Ahly was strengthened by forward Roberto Firmino and goalkeeper Edouard Mendy.
The human rights situation (in Saudi Arabia) is what prevents me from making this choice. Everyone has to make this decision for themselves, like Cristiano Ronaldo, for example, who decided to do it towards the end of his career. But when mid-career players who have the qualities to play for the top clubs in Europe do so… After all, it’s a decision for the money – and once morest football. And from that moment on, football, which we all know and love, begins to have difficulties, ”Kroos said in an interview with Sports Illustrated.
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