To some he is a magician, to others he is an artist. This is a matter of being impressed with Lionel Messi's game on the field. There is no less talk about his behavior on the field or off the field. Most of the football fans are of the opinion that a person as modest and polite as Messi is not often seen. Georgi Dudek, the former goalkeeper of Real Madrid, spoke about another form of that Messi.
Dudek moved to Real Madrid in 2007 after Liverpool won the Champions League. Santiago Bernabeu played for the club for four seasons. However, club legend Iker Casillas did not get a place in the starting XI. He played only 12 matches in four seasons.
Both mentioned in his autobiography that Messi was another name for 'nuisance' on the pitch. Dudek wrote, 'Messi used to provoke opponents on the field. Not only Messi, Barca's then coach Pep Guardiola also used to do the same. They always tried to do this, and sometimes succeeded. Sergio Ramos and Pepe have been provoked by Messi with the most unimaginable nonsense. Think what words can come out of the mouth of that person, who looks very calm.'
Not only about Messi, this former Real football player spoke about Real's legend Cristiano Ronaldo. In his autobiography, he praised Ronaldo as 'selfish' and said, 'Ronaldo only thinks about himself, but he is very competitive. Even though people look at him differently from outside, Ronaldo is a very ordinary boy.
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Cristiano Ronaldo reached the milestone of 700 goals in club football by scoring in the match against Everton on Sunday night. The Portuguese superstar now owns the most goals in club and international football with 817 goals.
Lionel Messi is breathing down Ronaldo's neck in both places. Messi needs only 9 more goals to reach 700 in club football. However, in international football, Messi is still behind Ronaldo by 27 goals. However, there are no other players who are still playing, even close to Ronaldo and Messi. The Manchester United Portuguese star has reached this milestone as the first player in club football.
Ronaldo reached the milestone of 700 goals by scoring in 44 minutes at Everton in the Premier League. This is Ronaldo's first goal in the Premier League this season. Messi is right behind Ronaldo in this list. Argentina star goals 691. Who has already scored 8 goals this season. PSG star can touch Ronaldo very quickly if he can keep this consistency of goals.
From making plays to scoring goals—Ronaldo is equally effective everywhere. As he can tear the net with a perfect finish, he has also done it 8 feet high. While the right foot is his area of strength, Ronaldo is equally effective on the left. Ronaldo's ability to score goals with his head is also unique.
Ronaldo is the highest scorer for club and national team. In this list, only Messi (781) is around Ronaldo among the stars who are in the game. Second on the list is Austrian legend Josef Baikan. The other two footballers in the top five of the list are two of the greatest stars of all time, Romario and Pele.
Cristiano Ronaldo has shown dominance in international football like club for almost two decades. Right after Ronaldo in this list is former Iranian footballer Ali Dayi. Hungary's legendary footballer Ferenc Puskas is also on the list.
Despite not winning the World Cup, Ronaldo's bag of international titles is not completely empty. Won Euro and Nations League titles for the country. Ronaldo's most goals in World Cup qualifiers. CR Seven scored the most 36 goals in this competition. Scored 14 goals in the Euro and played four World Cups, Ronaldo scored 7 goals.
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