Saudi Arabia taking advantage of Ronaldo for money laundering and suppression.
Newspapers and international media once again used the word “sports washing” for Saudi Arabia and commented on the transfer of Portuguese player “Cristiano Ronaldo” to Saudi Arabia’s Al-Nasr Club in a deal worth more than 200 million euros ($214.04 million).
In this regard, the “Guardian” newspaper wrote that the use of sports washing tools in Saudi Arabia has increased significantly.
This newspaper linked the increase in executions in Saudi Arabia with Ronaldo joining Al-Nasr Club and said that Saudi Arabia disclosed this deal at the end of the year, when at least 147 people were executed according to the statistics of the Saudi European Organization for Human Rights.
According to the Guardian newspaper, the Saudis bought one of the world’s leading figures, and what matters more than scoring goals in matches is the washing of the sport that Saudi Arabia does. Complaining about human rights violations pales in comparison to these sports events.
Reuters, in turn, reacted to the photo of Ronaldo’s arrival in Riyadh and the big welcome banners in the streets and the deal, which exceeded the $214 million mark, wrote: “Everything that happens will again point the finger of blame at Saudi Arabia.” Saudi Arabia abuses sports to cover human rights issues such as executions.
The European Saudi Human Rights Organization revealed that the signing of the contract between Saudi Arabia’s Nasr Club and Cristiano Ronaldo is part of the use of sports money laundering.
The European Saudi Human Rights Organization emphasized that the statements of the Saudi Sports Minister Mehr confirm that the government of this country has a direct relationship with this contract and other similar contracts that will be signed in the future.
