The two reigning football legends Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi were offered huge money to be the face of Saudi Arabia’s latest tourism drive but they both rejected the proposals on different occasions. – By Gerald Gekara.
The two greatest players of all time with 11 ballon d’or awards making them the most marketable people on earth. The deal was to include the players visiting Saudi and being used in all promotional materials.
However the country has been involved in an ongoing controversy about its human record and endorsing these players would leave those involved to criticism.
Saudi Arabia has been accused of human rights violations and is criticized for its role in the war in Yemen.
The Juventus player who became football’s leading goal scorer he achieved his 760th strike last week was offered 5.3 million per year for the commercial
