Brazilian legend Rivaldo weighed in on the age-long debate between football greats Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Over the years, the GOAT debate between the Argentine and Portuguese football icons has remained one of the most hyped discussions around the world. Several fans, experts and even legends of the game have taken their pick and ended the debate from their side, giving their say on who dominates the football world more.
The 52-year-old also made his choice and named who he thinks is actually the Greatest of All Time. An old interview of the Brazilian icon from 2017 has been doing rounds on social media, where he could be seen choosing his favourite from Ronaldo and Messi. He said, “I would like to play with Messi. It would be amazing. He is the best of the world, the one who makes more differences.”
He is the most dangerous player at Real: Rivaldo about Ronaldo
Speaking about Cristiano Ronaldo, Rivaldo hailed him as the most dangerous player. He said, “Cristiano Ronaldo? He is the most dangerous player at Real. It’s hard to stop him, like Messi. This is because both score a lot of goals, and you never know what is going to be the next thing they will invent for scoring.”
He said about Messi, “I don’t think Barcelona will ever have a player like Messi in its history. He is unique and the best player in the world. Honestly, I do not see anyone this season [2018-19] capable of overshadowing him to win the individual awards for best player on the planet. And we are only in May! But he’s going to win everything: Ballon d’Or, FIFA World Player.”
Former Welsh footballer Gareth Bale chose Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo as number 1 forward and put Messi on number 2 in the list. Recently, Bale was asked to rank his top five forwards in a YouTube video challenge with Futcrunch, where he was forced to choose between the two greats. During the challenge, the former footballer didn’t hesitate before making his choice and chose his former teammate Ronaldo on the top spot and Messi on the second spot.
For the third spot, he chose former Brazil and Madrid frontman Ronaldo. Englishman Harry Kane was chosen for the fourth spot while he kept himself at the fifth position.