Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ryan Giggs

When Cristiano Ronaldo gets the ball, you can just leave him to it while he beats player after player.

Jose Mourinho

If Messi is the best on the planet, Ronaldo is the best in the universe.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

Every time he plays, Leo Messi reminds me more of Maradona, both left-footed and short, Messi is the best player in the world, along with Kaká and Cristiano Ronaldo. For us it is not a surprise. Since he began to come and train with us and we knew we would go down this path. Someday I will explain that I was at the birth of one of the footballing greats: Leo Messi.

Neymar

I have both Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as my idols. If I can take a little of each player's game and make it my own, I would be very happy,

Paul Scholes

I think about the great players with whom I have shared a pitch: Eric Cantona, Zinedine Zidane, Pirlo, Xavi, Cristiano Ronaldo - and the greatest of them all is Messi.

Johan Cruijff

Ronaldo is better than George Best and Denis Law, who were two brilliant and great players in the history of United.

Didier Drogba

Everyone knows Cristiano Ronaldo is better than Messi, not only me, but for some it's hard to recognize that.

Andy Cole

Regular readers will know I'm a fan of (Cristiano) Ronaldo, and an even bigger fan of the man who's assumed his mantle with quite astonishing success, Wayne Rooney. But Messi is on a higher plain than even that pair.

Alex Ferguson

He's such a great threat because of his power and pace. (on Cristiano Ronaldo)

Alex Ferguson

He is improving all the time. He is only 21 and who knows what he is capable of. (on Cristiano Ronaldo)

Carlo Ancelotti

Ronaldo is a unique player for all of his talent and his professionalism. He is a player who is extraordinarily consistent.