Zidane, who won the Ballon d'Or in 1998, smiled when asked if he or Ronaldo was the better player. "I was clearly better.
However, he had then revealed that he believed the Portuguese icon was the greatest of all time. Zidane was quoted as saying by GOAL: "Cristiano is the best.
The former French legend once weighed in on the 'greatest of all time' debate, and his comments have resurfaced once again. Zinedine Zidane once weighed in on the GOAT debate and chose Cristiano Ronaldo as the greatest over Lionel Messi.
Asked to pick between Ronaldo and Messi, Zidane has said in the past: "Cristiano is the best.
Ronaldo has revealed his friendship with Zinedine Zidane began before they were together at Real Madrid. The Brazilian admits it began when he was still playing in Italy. "Funnily enough our friendship began when I was playing for Inter Milan and I got injured for the first time," he said.
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"There's no doubt" - Recalling Pele's choice between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Pele was once given the onerous task of choosing between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. The Brazilian great picked Argentina captain Messi.
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Portugal coach Fernando Santos said he was unimpressed with Cristiano Ronaldo's behaviour after the forward reacted angrily when substituted during the team's final group game at the World Cup in Qatar. Santos, who said the matter was now closed, is preparing his team to face Switzerland in the last 16.
In a recent interview after winning the FWA Player of the Year award, Haaland was quoted by Sportskeeda, when asked to pick between both forwards, as saying: “Since I have got quite an ok left foot, I will take Ronaldo's right foot.”
The disappointment of missing out on a World Cup was evident when a shattered Ronaldo was seen in tears, first after the final whistle was blown and then as he walked back to the change room.
I would have liked to play a lot more with him," the Argentine spoke, showing how eternally grateful he was to Ronaldinho. But Ronaldinho is not the best footballer that Messi has seen, or atleast, which he considers to be according to his criteria. For Leo, it was the other Ronaldo...and no, not Cristiano.
Cristiano Ronaldo overlooked as Carlo Ancelotti denies Lionel Messi is greatest ever. Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti refused to admit Lionel Messi is the greatest footballer of all time after being pressed for his opinion.
Pep Guardiola has said on a number of occasions that he believes Lionel Messi is the greatest of all time. Manchester City manager and Lionel Messi's former coach Pep Guardiola has reiterated his belief that the Argentina captain is the greatest player of all time.
Maradona, who along with Pele is widely considered to be one of the best players of all time, said Messi was one player at his club Barcelona and another with the national side. "We shouldn't deify Messi any longer," he told Fox Sports. "He's Messi when he plays for Barcelona.
Despite multiple run ins throughout time, Maradona and Pele had a good relationship in which they showed mutual respect.
Speaking in 2016, he said: "He [Mbappe] is a Real Madrid fan and his idol is Cristiano Ronaldo.
Lionel Messi was more popular than Cristiano Ronaldo in several countries in 2022, with the Argentinian icon having a net popularity of 76 percent in Brazil.
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