Fans who insist Cristiano Ronaldo is better than Lionel Messi told they know nothing about football

Netherlands legend Marco van Basten has blasted football supporters who insist Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo is a better player than Barcelona legend Lionel Messi. Ronalso vs Messi is one of the greatest debates between modern generation fans. Messi has won six Ballon d'Ors to Ronaldo's five, while both have won numerous trophies at club level, but speaking to Corriere dello Sport van Basten, who won the Ballon d'Or three times himself, is in no doubt which of the players he prefers. "Cristiano is a great player, but those who say he is better than Messi know nothing about football, or they are saying it in bad faith," he said. "Messi is one of a kind. Impossible to imitate and impossible to repeat. A player like him comes along every 50 or 100 years. As a kid, he fell into the football genius pot." He added: "I basically stopped playing at 28. I had already won three Ballon d'Ors. Just look at Ronaldo and Messi, both over 30, where they are now." So far this campaign Messi has scored 23 goals in 29 appearances in all competitions for Barcelona, while Ronaldo has netted 25 times in 31 appearances for Juventus. Source- Mirror

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