Adding his opinion to the age-long debate about who the greatest is between Messi and Ronaldo, Patrice Evra has stuck with his former teammate by insisting Ronaldo has the edge over his rival.
While appearing on Rio Ferdinand’s YouTube channel FIVE, the United legend said, “I want to explain why I say Ronaldo every time. It’s not because he’s our brother it’s because I’m in love with his work ethic.
I feel like Messi, god just gave him a talent and Cristiano had to work for it. He had the talent but he had to work for it. If Messi had the same work ethic as Ronaldo, he would probably have like 15 Ballon d’Ors today. I’m just in love with people working hard, so I pick Ronaldo over Messi.”
In the meantime, Messi is expected to earn an unprecedented eighth Ballon d’Or after helping Argentina win their third world championship in Qatar.
Recall that the mercurial forward who spent almost his playing time at Barcelona was named the best male player at the 2022 The Best FIFA Awards, but has since experienced Champions League heartbreak at PSG, who were eliminated from the 2022–23 tournament in the last-16 after losing 3-0 on aggregate to Bayern Munich.
Despite spending glittering stretches at United, Real Madrid, and Juventus during his career, Ronaldo, 38, is not anticipated to make another run for the award after moving to Saudi Arabia. Ronaldo has received five Ballon d’Or awards overall.
Source – Tru News Report
