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By LIAM MORGAN, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 18:07 EDT, 19 September 2025 | Updated: 18:45 EDT, 19 September 2025 <\/p>\n

Cristiano Ronaldo<\/a>\u00a0has hit back at a Portuguese podcast over criticism of Joao Felix<\/a>‘s move to Al-Nassr<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Felix left Chelsea<\/a> in the summer to join Ronaldo at the Saudi Arabian side in a \u00a326million deal, which could rise to \u00a343m.<\/p>\n

Eyebrows had been raised at the Portuguese making the switch to the country at the age of 25 but it followed a turbulent period in Europe for Felix.<\/p>\n

Felix moved to Stamford Bridge from Atletico Madrid<\/a> last summer, having had an earlier spell with the Blues on loan in 2023.<\/p>\n

He made 20 appearances for Enzo Maresca<\/a>‘s side in the first half of the season but started only three Premier League<\/a> games before leaving for AC Milan<\/a>\u00a0on loan in January.<\/p>\n

Felix has played five games for Al-Nassr, scoring a hat-trick on his debut and registering one assist.<\/p>\n

\"Cristiano <\/p>\n

Cristiano Ronaldo has leapt to the defence of Al-Nassr and Portugal team-mate Joao Felix<\/p>\n

Popular Portuguese podcast\u00a0Chuveirinho this week ran a segment where they questioned his decision to swap European football for Saudi Arabia at such a young age.<\/p>\n

And it caught the attention of Ronaldo, who responded to a clip from the podcast on Instagram.<\/p>\n

‘Idiots don’t understand anything about football, yet they still give their opinions,’ Ronaldo wrote, alongside three crying emojis.<\/p>\n

The post has since been removed, while the Chuveirinho account has since posted a message asking whether they ‘deserve’ to be called out by Ronaldo after regularly praising the now 40-year-old star.<\/p>\n

Ronaldo, who last month got engaged to long-term girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez, played a role in Felix’s decision to join Al-Nassr.<\/p>\n

‘You can see he’s building something here and doing his part in developing the project,’ Felix said.<\/p>\n

‘He was one of the first to talk to me about coming here, and when he talked to me, I felt a wonderful moment and a beautiful feeling, and that helped convince me.’<\/p>\n

Ronaldo has scored\u00a095 goals in 109 appearances since moving to Al-Nassr following his controversial exit from Manchester United.<\/p>\n

The ex-Real Madrid forward in June ended speculation about his future by signing a new two-year contract worth an eye-watering \u00a3492m.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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