Ronaldo has just made a shocking statement when he said that he is the most complete and best player in football history. “People can like Messi or Maradona, or Pele and I respect that, but I am the most complete. I am the best player in history.

I have never seen anyone better than me. I am good at heading, good at free kicks, fast, very strong, and I also jump a lot,” the Portuguese player, who just turned 40 on February 5, shared in an interview with journalist Edu Aguirre on La Sexta channel (Spain) recently.

This statement immediately caused a lot of controversy. There were many people who supported Ronaldo’s point of view, but there were also many who thought that the Portuguese player overestimated himself.

One of Ronaldo’s supporters is coach Ancelotti. However, the Italian strategist only mentioned the period when this famous player played for Real Madrid. That was the period when Ronaldo played best when he scored 450 goals in 438 matches, won 4 Champions League titles and 2 La Liga titles.

However, Messi also had a peak period at Barcelona with 672 goals in 778 matches, also won the Champions League 4 times and 10 La Liga championships. The Argentine star also achieved all the dream titles when he and his team won the Copa America twice (2021, 2024), the 2022 World Cup and the 2022 Finalissima (Intercontinental) championship. While with the Portuguese team, Ronaldo won EURO 2016 and the UEFA Nations League in the 2018-2019 season.

With the two late legends Maradona and Pele, the greatest players in the history of world football, both having won the World Cup. Their talent is beyond dispute.

So, after Ronaldo’s statement, the Argentine team’s social media account only posted a photo of Messi celebrating after a victory at the 2022 World Cup. Thereby, it was intended to respond to what the Portuguese player had just said. Messi also posted a clip titled “This is Messi”, which included images of him at the World Cup in Qatar and statements from many young players.

Coach Mascherano of Inter Miami Club in the training session to prepare for the next training match before the 2025 season also expressed: “I respect Ronaldo very much. But I don’t need to care or analyze his opinions. That’s just what Ronaldo thinks. I have my own opinion and it’s clearly not like that.”

Messi and his teammates are preparing for a friendly match against Olimpia Club in Honduras, which will take place at 8am on February 9. The final match of the training camp, Inter Miami vs Orlando City SC at Raymond James Stadium, which can accommodate up to 75,000 spectators, will take place at 7:30am on February 15.

Inter Miami enters its first official match of the 2025 season against Sporting Kansas City in the first leg of the first round of the CONCACAF Champions Cup at 8:00 a.m. on February 19.