In comparison, the Portuguese forward’s former club, Manchester United, is ranked 17th in the world, indicating a substantial difference in quality between the two teams.
According to the information received by The Athletic, Twenty First Group’s World Super League model ranks approximately 4,000 teams across the world.
The Saudi Pro League, where Al-Nassr play, is ranked 58th in the world in terms of team strength. This is lower than the Scottish Premiership in 49th but higher than Italy’s Serie C in 68th.
This suggests that the league is of reasonable quality but not quite on par with the top European leagues.
The weakest teams in the league are around the 3,000th in the world, comparable to National League mid-table teams such as FC Halifax Town and Boreham Wood.
Based on this data, it is reasonable to conclude that the Saudi Pro League is of lower distinction than the top European leagues.
For a player of Cristiano Ronaldo’s calibre, however, this should mean that he can expect to have plenty of opportunities to score goals and dominate games.
According to the agency’s Chief Intelligence Officer, Omar Chaudhuri (via The Athletic), it is possible to gauge just how well Cristiano Ronaldo will play in Saudi Arabia:
Chief Intelligence Officer of Twenty First Group discusses Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr
The sports intelligence agency Twenty First Group ranked Al-Nassr as 308th in the world, but not without explanations. Their Chief Intelligence Officer Omar Chaudhuri revealed how the model worked to The Athletic.
Speaking about the general model for ranking teams, Chaudhuri explained:
He continued:
Then, Chaudhuri went on to discuss Cristiano Ronaldo’s new club:
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