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If Cristiano Ronaldo hoped to make react by declaring in early February in front of the cameras ofEl Chiringuito TV : ” I have not seen anyone better than I in the history of football and I tell the truth from the bottom of my heart“, He succeeded. But the reactions of each other do not really go in the direction of the fivefold Ballon d'Or. After Karim Benzema who declared that he placed Ronaldo above “CR7”, it was precisely the old Brazilian glory that decided.
And it is a new Camouflet for Cristiano Ronaldo since “R9” did not place it at the top of its ranking. In remarks granted to Espnthe double world champion even excluded him from his top 3. “It's complicated. Pelé is number one, certainly. (Lionel) Messi and (Diego Armando) Maradona on a par. Zico, Romario, Cristiano Ronaldo, (Marco) Van Basten. There are a lot of players. Like (Zinedine) Zidane, (Luis) Figo, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho Gaucho, there are a lot of players on this list. »»
Ronaldo, don't agree with Cristiano Ronaldo
Relaunched on his head trio composed of Pelé, Messi and Maradona, the former striker passed in particular by the PSV Eindhoven, Inter Milan and Real Madrid confirmed: “Yes, for sure and final, they are the first three. »» As for Neymar, which he had not cited in his initial list, Ronaldo finally included him after being relaunched on him by the journalist who questioned him.
Anyway, Cristiano Ronaldo is not in the head trio for the Brazilian who explained a little in more detail: “He has a fantastic story and he has won everything by scoring goals in all positions. It is certainly one of the best players in history. But I do not agree that it is the best. By cons I respect his opinion. For me, it is easily part of the top 10. “
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