Midfielder of Real Madrid Toni Kroos not defeated by the criticism in Saudi Arabia, and appearing before the media for the first time since he played in the Spanish Supercup in Riyadh, he said that the behavior of the Saudi fans was the proof of his statements .
Kroos in the past has been critical of Saudi Arabia in the past, noting the lack of human rights and the treatment of people in the LGBTQ+ community. More recently, he categorized Gabri Veiga's move here as embarrassing, claiming that people only move to Saudi Arabia for money because of the low level of competition.
During the two games he played against Atletico Madrid and Barcelona, he was booed and booed by a Real Madrid partisan crowd for saying so, and he mocked them after the first of those games on social media. He was asked if the abuse from the Saudi fans hurt him and what he thought of the reaction.
“No, for me it was more or less confirmation that what I said was right.”
Rarely afraid to speak his mind, it seems that Kroos will not back down from his stance. He is not the only one who has been critical of the players who move to Saudi Arabia or the situation there, but few have been so brazen.
