“Ronaldo genuinely wants to convert to Islam.” The guarantor is the Portuguese star’s former teammate Waleed Abdullah, former goalkeeper for Saudi Arabia’s Al-Nassr.
Waleed Abdullah went on a television program on the Saudi channel Walid Abdullah to reinforce his connection with Saudi customs and practices, and assured that the Portuguese international will be thinking about converting to Islam.
“Ronaldo genuinely wants to convert to Islam“, highlighted the former Al-Nassr goalkeeper on the program, as quoted by the Pakistani newspaper.
“I spoke to him about it and he expressed interest”, reinforced Abdullah, recalling that Ronaldo “already prostrated himself on the pitch after scoring” a goala common gesture among Muslim players.
Furthermore, the Portuguese forward “always encourages players to pray and follow Islamic religious practices”, highlighted the former Al-Nassr goalkeeper.
“When the touch to pray sounds during training, Ronaldo asks the coach to pause the session until it ends”, he added.
But, in 2023, the star got into trouble after scoring a goal. THE sign of the cross is prohibited in the Muslim religion.
Benzema and Özil want to convince Ronaldo to convert to Islam
The Tribune also assures that Mesut Özil and Karim Benzemaformer Real Madrid teammates and both Muslims, have previously encouraged him to convert to Islam.
Ronaldo’s mother, , and his sisters Katia and Elma are devout catholic. And the player’s companion, , showed up in the summer of this year, at Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima praying, where she was accompanied by the couple’s children.
After moving to Al-Nassr, the attacker became the victim of a photomontage shared on social media, where his image appeared next to an inscription in Arabic saying “There is no God but Allah”.
Ronaldo has also contributed to the Palestinian causeparticularly with donations for the construction of schools in Gaza, which has fueled speculation of conversion to Islam.
But regardless of religion, Abdullah highlighted that Ronaldo is “an extremely disciplined and determined“, which explains his “exceptional achievements”, also praising his “humility” and that of the son.
