MOROCCO star Sofianne Boufal trolled Cristiano Ronaldo after the 2022 World Cup.
The Atlas Lions stunned Ronaldo and Portugal with a famous 1-0 victory during last year’s competition in Qatar as they knocked them out in the quarter-finals thanks to Youssef En-Nesyri’s winner.
The Manchester United legend, who started the match on the bench, made headlines after the whistle as cameras caught him crying backstage.
Boufal admits he “enjoyed” watching the five-time Ballon d’Or winner being reduced to tears courtesy of his country.
The ex-Southampton ace, though, insists he has tremendous respect for the Al-Nassr superstar.
Boufal said via Al-Kass: “With all due respect to him, but I enjoyed seeing him cry, rather than us crying.”
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The winger, though, added some more salt in the wounds as he admitted he rates Ronaldo’s nemesis Lionel Messi higher than the Portugal captain.
And the Al-Rayyan star would be keen to follow in Messi’s footsteps at Barcelona.
Boufal added: “I prefer Messi over Ronaldo and the club I wish to play for is Barcelona.”
Ronaldo moved to Saudi Arabia shortly after his dramatic exit from United in November.
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The 38-year-old signed a two-and-a-half year deal with Al-Nassr and became the highest-paid sportsperson EVER.
The Real Madrid legend earns a staggering £173million a year in the Middle East.
Ronaldo has amassed a total of 11 goals and two assists in 12 matches so far.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
