Cristiano Ronaldo on Messi being one of the best & their relationship

Cristiano Ronaldo on Messi being one of the best & their relationship

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The two share a mutual respect for their achievements in the game

Cristiano Ronaldo spoke about his relationship with Lionel Messi in an interview with Piers Morgan on Thursday. 

The two have been rivals on the pitch for almost two decades but Ronaldo says he has respect for the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner.

He also concedes that, excluding himself, he's the best player he has seen, along with his former coach Zinedine Zidane. 

“Amazing player is magic, top…" he said of Messi. "[Excluding Ronaldo] him and Zidane are probably the best players I've ever seen. 

"As a person, we share the stage 16 years, imagine, 16 years. We share. So, I have great relationship with him. I'm not friend of him in terms of, what I mean friend is the guy who was with you in your house, speaking on the phone, no, but it's like a teammate.

"He’s a guy that I really respect the way he always speak about me. Even his wife or my wife, my girlfriend, they always respect and they're from Argentina. 

"My girlfriend is from Argentina. So good. What I am going to say about Messi? A great guy who does great things for football.”

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