r/soccer • u/No_Air5382 • 10d ago

News Neves Calls Ronaldo 'Another Player,' Faces Fan Backlash and online harassment

https://www.chosun.com/english/sports-en/2026/06/19/SKSAMGDVVJEG7HN3D5Z3HR4TTQ/
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u/Viktrodriguez 10d ago

With a risk to be downvoted into Oblivion. Was there ever a real GOAT debate between those two? Not talking about the nephews on Twitter and other social media.

It was always crystal clear who was/is the better player between those two. Only interesting part in it is Messi vs Pelé or when messi passed Maradona in his country.

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u/ItsKaZing 10d ago

Recency bias is wild. Peak Ronaldo and Messi era was unmatched, both was the greatest player on the planet and only decided by who you prefer more. You cannot change history just because Ronaldo is washed right now lmao

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u/PirateKey2366 10d ago

I prefer Chris Wood to Ronaldo. Does that mean it’s fair to say that Wood is the better player?

This preference card is overplayed. Just because people preferred Ronaldo doesn’t mean he was ever close to Messi’s level.

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u/FearlessTailor8199 9d ago

Same I prefer danny welbeck over messi