Ronaldo Narario recently pointed out eight names he considers the greatest in football history, one of which has his name.
Ronaldo Nazario had an illustrious career from 1993 to 2011, playing for teams such as Barcelona, Inter Milan, Real Madrid and AC Milan, and he also scored 62 goals in 98 matches for Brazil. The former striker is one of the most iconic footballers of his generation
Recently, speaking with The Guardian, Ronaldo – who scored 352 goals in 518 matches in his career and won two Ballon d’Or awards – honored the eight greatest players of all time. However, he also eliminated one big name from his list.
“I think there is a very, very special group. Where you have Diego, Messi, Cruyff, Beckenbauer, Pele, Van Basten, Ronaldinho.”
“I will include myself. Let the fans talk, let them argue about it in the bar. But you can’t rank them, you can’t compare generations.”
The Brazilian striker spurned Cristiano Ronaldo to make room for longtime rival Lionel Messi, even though the Portuguese icon has scored 891 goals in his career and continues to play excellently at the age of 38.
Meanwhile, Ronaldo’s list includes a number of players he did not play with. Diego Maradona, Pele, Johan Cruyff, Franz Beckenbauer all come from an earlier era, although they are hailed by many as football legends. stone.
Likewise, despite spending his playing career with Marco van Basten and Lionel Messi, he was never a teammate of either of these icons.
On the other hand, Ronaldo played with Ronaldinho in both AC Milan and the Brazilian national team. These two stars played a key role in keeping the Selecao going throughout the early 2000s, including winning the World Cup together in 2002. Given their partnership, it is perhaps unsurprising that Ronaldo also put his name in the group of 8 people.
However, besides Cristiano Ronaldo, other legends such as Michel Platini, Alfredo Di Stefano, Zinedine Zidane, George Best and Ferenc Puskas may all find it difficult to be satisfied not being mentioned.
