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By Matthew Cooper Eden Hazard has responded to Cristiano Ronaldo’s claim that the Saudi Pro League is “more competitive” than Ligue 1. Hazard cut his teeth in the French top flight, helping Lille win the Ligue 1 title and Coupe de France before leaving to join Chelsea in 2012. However, Ronaldo recently took aim at the standard of football in France, insisting the Saudi Pro League where he currently plays for Al-Nassr is better. Speaking at the Globe Soccer Awards last month, Ronaldo claimed: “To be honest I think the Saudi League is not worse than French league, in my opinion. In [the] French …

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