Cristiano Ronaldo, considered one of the best footballers in history and the person with the most followers on social networks, rejected a juicy offer from Saudi Arabia.
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According to The Telegraph, CR7 was asked to be the face of tourism in the Asian country and was offered six million euros a year.
The idea was to use Cristiano’s image in commercial campaigns, and he had to travel to Saudi Arabia to visit him and develop the plan.
The Asian country wants to further improve its image worldwide, using football and its figures, but Cristiano Ronaldo said no.
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Arabia has already hosted the Spanish Super Cup in January 2020, Barcelona, Valencia, Atlético and Real Madrid took part in that tournament, the latter being the one that took the title. This championship has generated a mass phenomenon in the nation.
MESSI ALSO RECEIVED THE OFFER
Lionel Messi, another iconic football figure, received an offer from the Saudi country to be his image, but the Argentine also threw it.
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Recall that Saudi Arabia has been accused by the international community of human rights violations, but it wants to change that view. This would be the reason why both cracks reject the proposals.