"Ronaldo Nazario was a phenomenom. Of all the strikers I have seen, for me he was the best. An impressive player from any aspect," Messi said. Neither Diego Armando Maradona (whom Messi did not enjoy due to his age) nor any of the teammates he has had throughout his career, such as Xavi or Iniesta.
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has said he considers himself and Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo to be on a different level to the rest of the players in the world.
His response surprised more than one fan. His answer was Ronaldo, not Cristiano Ronaldo, but Ronaldo Nazario.
Lionel Messi Praises Cristiano Ronaldo, Says He Is a 'Phenomenal Player' Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi has labelled Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo "a phenomenal player" and said that he and the Portuguese are both spurred on by the other.
Messi once revealed Aimar was his childhood idol
But for Messi, there's an unusual name that comes up as a childhood idol. “Pablo Aimar was, and is, my idol,” Messi once revealed. “I really like to watch him play and I have followed his career since the beginning at River Plate.”
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Neymar has revealed he learned every day from his "football idol" Lionel Messi while at Barcelona and described Cristiano Ronaldo as a "monster". The Brazilian was speaking to The Players' Tribune alongside NBA star Steph Curry.
“Messi has more talent, Cristiano is more of a goalscorer, more ambition, he is a self-made player. “It is incredible that in the era of Messi, he has been able to win five Ballons d'Or.
Tell us what you think here. Last September, Messi explained to TUDN Mexico when speaking on PSG teammate Mbappe: "Kylian is a different player, a beast who is very strong in one-on-one, who goes into space, who is very fast, who scores a lot of goals.
Ronaldo, 38, left for the locker room following the 3-1 victory and a boy shouted, "Messi is way better." The Portuguese star seemingly ignored the child and simply shouted his displeasure at how the match unfolded. "And that was the easy game," Ronaldo said.
Despite multiple run ins throughout time, Maradona and Pele had a good relationship in which they showed mutual respect.
Just a boy himself when Michu tore up the Premier League with 18 goals in 35 games in 2012-13, Haaland borrowed that from the Swansea striker, and it is familiar to everyone.
Asked to pick between Ronaldo and Messi, Zidane has said in the past: "Cristiano is the best.
As reported by AS, Ronaldo said: 'Messi, of course, he is number one, it is a talent that we will take 20 or 30 years to see something similar. 'I also like Salah, Hazard, Neymar, that I love watching him play, of course Mbappe.
The Frenchman was previously a huge admirer of Portuguese icon Ronaldo. The striker's father admitted that the veteran was among Mbappe's heroes within the game. Speaking in 2016, he said: "He [Mbappe] is a Real Madrid fan and his idol is Cristiano Ronaldo.
Lionel Messi: Pablo Maffeo.
I'm not a friend of him in terms of, what I mean friend is the guy who was with you in your house, speaking on the phone, no, but it's like a team-mate. He's a guy that I really respect the way he always speaks about me. Even his wife or and my girlfriend, they always respect and they're from Argentina.
Lionel Messi suspended by PSG
The suspension was triggered after Messi and his family visited Saudi Arabia to fulfill sponsorship duties with the Saudi Arabian tourism board.
Kylian Mbappe assists beautiful Lionel Messi goal vs Lens - Futbol on FanNation.
The Argentine has scored more World Cup goals - 13 - than his two rivals, though he's played more games. Pele hit 12 goals at the World Cup and Ronaldo has notched eight times. Pele's ratio, though, sees him come out on top again; 0.86 compared to Messi on 0.5 and Ronaldo on 0.36.
Jan 17 (Reuters) - Lionel Messi has surpassed Diego Maradona as the greatest player of all time, Argentina's World Cup winning coach Lionel Scaloni has said.
Maradona – 34
He scored many goals for the Brazilian team to contribute to their rise to fame. Pele played a total of 92 games for Brazil and scored 77 goals in his career whereas Maradona played a total of 91 games and scored a total of 34 goals.
Christian Pulisic, who made his name at Borussia Dortmund as a precocious teenager, is another player who idolizes Lionel Messi. The 22-year-old, one of the most recognizable American footballers in Europe, won the Champions League with Chelsea last season.
Davi Lucca is the son of the famous Brazilian soccer player, Neymar da Silva Santos Jr. Neymar is one of the best players in the world, and his son is following in his footsteps. Davi Lucca was born on August 24, 2011, in São Paulo, Brazil. He is the only child of Neymar and his former girlfriend, Carol Dantas.
In one of the few private conversations I had with Zlatan Ibrahimovic during his two seasons with the Galaxy, he told me his sporting idol was Muhammad Ali.