‘I am a better player than Messi’
CRISTIANO RONALDO has proclaimed that he is a better player than his long-term rival Lionel Messi.
The debate has rumbled on for years as to who is the best player in the world, with the Real Madrid ace Ronaldo and Barcelona talisman Messi swapping Ballon d’Or trophies.
In an interview for AS, Ronaldo said of the comparison with Messi: “It doesn’t bother me. If you look back over my past eight years, I’ve always been at the peak; and that is difficult. Name me someone else who has done it?
“After that, being No.1 or No.2 is a matter of small details, such as if you win trophies or not. Perhaps for you, Messi is the best; in my head, I am the best – and everyone should think that about ourselves.”