Football
Ronaldo speaks on Messi and Ronaldo: It was hard to be the best in my time
By Boluwatife Ezekiel Olaleye
Brazilian legend Ronaldo Nazario Delima has given his thoughts on the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, claiming that it was much harder to be recognised as the best during his generation.
Ronaldo was the king of the box a few years ago and now watches on from a distance as the world ambassador of Real Madrid.
Although he was clear that both the Argentine and the Portuguese stars will be the ones that will continue to go head-to-head for the top awards, Ronaldo mentioned the difficulties in being the best back in his time.
“In my generation, the competition was much bigger than it is now, without wanting to belittle Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo,” he said in an interview with Sport Bild.
“They will fight for the title of the best player in the world in the coming years, but in my time we had [Zinedine] Zidane, Rivaldo, [Luis] Figo, me, and then Ronaldinho.
“That was a generation in which being the best was much more difficult.”
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