The news comes from the Daily Mail: It happened during a friendly defeat against Celta Vigo. Ronaldo played first 45 minutes in giant Nike opponent’s shin guard
Cristiano Ronaldo unveiled as an Al Nassr player, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 3 January 2023
Everything Cristiano Ronaldo does runs the risk of hitting the sporting headlines or the English newspapers. As happened in Al-Nassr’s first match of the season against Celta Vigo.
The Daily Mail reports on a mistake that, if made by a young person, could be attributed to lack of experience. But let’s talk about Ronaldo and what he does or says is never put to risk.
The Portuguese champion would have risked breaching a sponsorship deal with Nike for wearing adidas shin guards. Like drinking coke and saying pepsi is better. The damage done to the image cannot be calculated.
,Cristiano Ronaldo risks breach of contract with Nike after wearing adidas shin guards. The 38-year-old returned to action for the first time this season in a pre-season match against Celta Vigo on Monday as they thrashed Al Nassr 5-0. Ronaldo played the first 45 minutes and watched the second half from the stands, where all five goals were scored. Ronaldo was signed with Nike early in his career in 2003 and had a £147m 10-year contract. With American Veterans. He is one of Nike’s greatest athletes and has appeared in several television commercials promoting Nike shoes,
A betrayal that happens all too often with celebrities. For example, when, during Oscars evening, presenter Ellen Lee DeGeneres was paid to send a tweet live with a new Samsung smartphone, she followed it up with her own Apple, as the same tweet shows.
Cristiano Ronaldo risks breach of Nike contract after wearing adidas shin pads during Al Nassr’s 5-0 defeat to Celta Vigo https://t.co/2WccFfuikX
– Mail Sports (@MailSport) 20 July 2023