By Trisha Ronaldo says he is better than Messi| During an interview with Spanish television, Cristiano Ronaldo has not held back on why he is the greatest footballer of all time.
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“I’m the best player in football history. “I have never seen a better player in the history of football. I am telling the truth from the bottom of my heart,” Ronaldo said in an interview with La Sexta TV on Monday.
The 39-year-old Portuguese forward has always been compared to fellow superstar Lionel Messi throughout his career, but Ronaldo acknowledged in the interview that many fans prefer the Argentine forward. But Ronaldo insisted his claim to be the best was backed up by statistics.
“I’m talking about numbers,” Ronaldo said. “I think I’m the most complete player that ever lived. I think I think that’s me. I do everything in football: with my head, free blows, a left foot. I am fast. I am strong.
“Taste is one thing. If you like Messi, Pele or Maradona, I understand and respect that. But to say Ronaldo is not perfect… I am the most perfect. “I have never seen anyone better than me, I can say that from the bottom of my heart,” said Ronaldo, a former Real Madrid and Manchester United player who is captain of Al Nasr in the Saudi Pro League.
During the interview, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner also gave his opinion on the debate over the greatest goalscorer of all time. Ronaldo holds the all-time record with 923 goals, his most recent coming in Al Nasr’s 4-0 win over Al Wasl in the AFC Champions League on Monday. “Who is the greatest scorer of all time? It all comes down to numbers. A complete stop, ”said Ronaldo.
“Who is a player in a story that scored the most goal with his head, left feet, fines and free blows?” I was watching the other day, and because I’m not left-footed, I’m in the top 10 left-footed goalscorers in history – and with my head and with my right foot and penalties. All of them.”
Ronaldo topped Forbes’ 2024 list of the highest-paid athletes, with his off-field earnings reaching $60 million, boosted by more than a billion social media followers.
The forward, who turns 40 on Wednesday, still isn’t contemplating retirement from club or international football.