Cristiano Ronaldo was back on Spanish soil earlier this week, as his Al Nassr side took on Celta Vigo in a pre-season friendly. Los Celestes secured an emphatic 5-0 victory, and Ronaldo, who only played in the first half, proceeded to make some bold claims on the European football landscape.
Further controversy has arisen surrounding Ronaldo. As reported by MD, he risks having his Nike contract torn up after being spotted wearing Adidas X Pro shinpads during the match against Celta.
This could be clashed as a breach of contract by Ronaldo, who has has been in partnership with Nike for 20 years, especially considering Adidas are Nike’s biggest competitors in the sports branding market.
Former Real Madrid forward Ronaldo typically wears personalised shinpads, but not on this occasion. It’s not yet clear why he wore Adidas, but it could certainly be costly for him, considering his current contract with Nike is worth a mammoth €170m.
Solomondechol
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We know the real goat 🐐 Messi and he’s sponsored by Adidas 🙌💯🇦🇷 he won everything with Adidas and Ronaldo wants to repeat the same trick 😂 goat 🐐 Messi 🇦🇷💯🙌
dougiefresh
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HERE IS THE MOMENT FRANCE LOST THE WORLD CUP AND MARTINEZ WON IT FOR MESSI AND ARGENTINA 🇺🇾
Hasabeikou
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Nike could lose Ronaldo sponsorship after he wore Adidass Shinpads… that should be the headline
SkSami99
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Ronaldo at the moment🤑🤑
Solomondechol
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Ronaldo ran from Nike to Adidas because Messi is the main face of Adidas and Messi has also been successful while in partnership with Adidas including the World Cup 💯🙌🐐🇦🇷🇦🇷
Solomondechol
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Ronaldo ran from La Liga 🇪🇸 to Serie A 🇮🇹 to English Premier League 🏴 to Saudi Pro League 🇸🇦 and now he’s running 🏃 from Nike to Adidas 😂[Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
Shmonny
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CR7 has no equal, dude is the perfect example of professionalism and hard work. A great role model and epitome of football excellence. He's simply the goat ✅✅