Cristiano Ronaldo covered a lot of ground during his brief, on-stage appearance at the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai on spoke after being named the best player in the Middle East, and immediately sparked controversy by saying that the Saudi Pro League, where he currently plays with Al-Nassr, is better than France's top league, Ligue 1."Saudi League is better than Ligue 1, of course, " Ronaldo said. "Try to sprint in 38, 39, 40 degree weather and see. France only has PSG.