Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo was recently discovered not using the latest shoe model from sponsor Nike.

Soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the major brand ambassadors of the giant American sports fashion brand Nike . With a huge sponsorship contract between the two sides, it is not surprising that CR7 is always given soccer shoes with the latest color combinations by Nike. There are even many versions made specifically for this player.

However, Ronaldo has recently attracted attention in media images. Accordingly, the Al Nassr player did not use the latest green Mercurial Superfly 9 shoe model called “MDS 008” from Nike.

Instead, although Ronaldo is said to have repainted his old version of the shoes to resemble the latest color scheme, this cannot go unnoticed by those who are passionate about soccer shoes.

Ronaldo does not use Nike’s latest color scheme.

In addition, this player also cut the elastic collar to hug the ankles that were originally designed for the shoes. This is completely normal because this is not the first time Ronaldo has done that.

From a sponsorship and brand ambassador perspective, it is relatively unusual for Ronaldo not to use the latest color schemes from Nike. That leads to two cases: CR7 feels uncomfortable with the latest model, but there can also be suspicions about disagreements between the owner of 5 Golden Balls and the parent company Nike.

Nike previously broke up with many famous names to cut sponsorship costs during difficult economic times; Neymar, Kai Havertz and most recently Jack Grealish. However, Cristiano Ronaldo is still a highly influential name despite turning 39 years old, so it would be an explosion if he parted ways with Nike.