Published On 4/11/2025
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Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo reignited the eternal controversy over comparison with his Argentine rival Lionel Messi after exciting statements he made during a television interview with British journalist Piers Morgan in which he discussed personal, financial and football topics.
Ronaldo confirmed in the interview that he does not agree with English star Wayne Rooney, who said that Messi is better than him and that he is the best player in the world, adding, “I will not be humble about this topic.”
No filters. No scripts. Just us.
Coming soon with my friend @piersmorgan pic.twitter.com/UE1HSi2UOA
β Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) November 3, 2025
The interview came after Ronaldo published a teaser clip through his official accounts on social media platforms, garnering millions of views in a short time, amid wide interaction from football fans around the world.
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As soon as the teaser video was broadcast, despite its short duration, it sparked controversy again between Ronaldo and Messi fans around the world, amid a torrent of comments that brought back to the forefront the controversy that many thought had ended after Messi won the World Cup with Argentina in 2022.
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Cristiano Ronaldo:
I am the best player in history. Frankly, I do not see anyone better than me. Saying this, this, and this is like Messi, Pele, or Maradona. I understand that and respect him, but saying that Cristiano is not perfect is a lie. I am the most complete.
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pic.twitter.com/OS20WyfFnT– Nawaf Al-Asian πΈπ¦ (@football_li5) February 3, 2025
Some observers considered that the Portuguese’s tone in the video was a mixture of self-confidence and explicit rejection of the idea that Messi was superior to him, while others believed that Ronaldo, despite his advanced age, still maintains his position as one of the greatest players to ever touch the ball.
Messi’s interview has been around for 3 days and has received 284,000 views
The announcement of Ronaldo’s interview in just 6 hours exceeded this number
Ronaldo is the true face of football
No one mentions Messi except when talking about Ronaldo pic.twitter.com/0zufB7m4wH– Yassin lfc (@lfc009666) November 3, 2025
Ronaldo’s supporters saw that his statements expressed confidence stemming from his career full of achievements after he left his clear mark in every club that wore his shirt, from Sporting Lisbon to Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus, and then Al-Nasr Saudi Arabia, considering that he is the true face of football and its eternal legend.
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O people, the house of obsession is ruined π€
Every interview must be answered by Messi!
On what? Messi does not need comparison, he is the greatest in the history of football ππ
Ronaldo, instead of underestimating him.. try to win the World Cup first ππβ€οΈ pic.twitter.com/w6HpGFUMMy– Alloush (@Allosh_FCB) November 4, 2025
They confirmed that Messi won major titles alongside legends such as Xavi and Iniesta, while Ronaldo achieved his glory with 4 different clubs and achieved exceptional achievements at every stage of his career.
On the other hand, Messi’s fans believe that the comparison has been settled since he won the World Cup, stressing that he has gone beyond the stage of comparison with Cristiano, and that he has become in the ranks of greats like Maradona, Pele, and Zidane thanks to his fine performance, humility, and historical achievements.
Simply because all of Ronaldo’s interviews revolve around Messi, but Messi does not raise controversy!! pic.twitter.com/BrH5PAm1vH
– Bu Tala π (@10AbuTala) November 4, 2025
Reactions on the platforms varied between those who described Ronaldo as βobsessed with Messi,β citing Napoleon Bonaparteβs saying, βHe who says he is a king is not really a king,β and those who believed that numbers do not lie, and that history will immortalize Ronaldoβs name as the greatest scorer on the European continent and the world.
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Napoleon Bonaparte said: Whoever says he is a king is not really a king.
Day after day, statement after statement, Cristiano proves that he has a disease called Messi. To put himself in the mouth of the cannon, while Messi is actually light years away from him – and from the rest – even though he never said that he was the best. pic.twitter.com/ao87KdeSmX
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It is noteworthy that the announcement of Ronaldo’s interview alone exceeded the views of Messi’s last interview within a few hours, which his supporters relied on to confirm that “Ronaldo is still the most difficult figure in the world of football,” while Messi’s fans responded by saying that “the calmness that characterizes the Argentine star is what puts him in a position that no one can reach.”
The first part of the interview will be published today at two in the afternoon (14:00 GMT) and five in Mecca and Doha on the Cristiano Ronaldo and Morgan YouTube channels.