Ronaldo hits back at Rooney over Messi GOAT claim: “No football friends” | OneFootball

Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney formed one of the best duos of all time in European football, and one of the most memorable at Manchester United. However, now retired, the English forward has admitted on several occasions that, in his view, Lionel Messi is the greatest of all time, and superior to Cristiano.

In recent days, Cristiano Ronaldo was interviewed by Piers Morgan and referred to the statements of his former Manchester United teammate. And, under the insistence of the British journalist for a response, he finally gave one: “I have no problem with that, he can choose whoever he wants.”

And although that was his initial response, the journalist was not satisfied, asked for more, and Cristiano Ronaldo elaborated: “Believe me Piers, I have nothing against him (Rooney). It's fine, for me it's not a problem, I respect him and thank him for what he said about me. If we see each other, I'll shake his hand, give him a hug, it's all good.”

“When we played together, we had a good relationship, I wouldn't say like friends who come once or twice a week to eat with me, but we had a good relationship,” he explained about his relationship with Rooney.

“I don't have football friends who come to dinner or lunch at my house,” Cristiano Ronaldo emphasized. “When I refer to friends, for me it's a different word. In football, I've had good relationships with my teammates, but they are not friends. Friends, for me, is a very, very, very deep word.”

Rooney chose Messi over Cristiano Ronaldo

There have been many times when Wayne Rooney was asked who, in his view, is the greatest of all time. And he always opted for the Argentine. “Cristiano Ronaldo or Messi? Messi. I've said it before: they are probably the two best footballers who have played, but I just think Messi is, in my eyes, the greatest of all time,” he confessed in a conversation with the podcast Pardon my Take.

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