Brazil icon Ronaldo leaves Cristiano Ronaldo out of his list of football’s greats with the Manchester United star snubbed for rival Lionel Messi as well as Pele, Ronaldinho and Diego Maradona
Ronaldo Nazario has named the greatest players in football history, without including his namesake Cristiano Ronaldo. Instead, his goal count stands well below that of Manchester United’s Ronaldo, but that isn’t enough to see the Portuguese make his list of greats. Refusing to back Messi due to his country’s rivalry with Brazil, Ronaldo was asked who was the best Argentine, Messi or Diego Maradona. getty 4 Ronaldo’s current struggles probably didn’t help his caseRonaldo Nazario did still credit the Man United star though, listing him as a modern reference point for countryman Neymar. “You could compare him to Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, even though they’re from a different planet.
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