Cristiano Ronaldo claps again at Wayne Rooney for preferring Lionel Messi as GOAT: I dont need to be humble

Updated on: Nov 04, 2025 05:38 pm IST

Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t maintain again when requested for his tackle Rooney’s remarks, making it clear that he firmly disagreed and wasn’t making an attempt to sound humble.

Cristiano Ronaldo brazenly said that he doesn’t need to be humble whereas dismissing Wayne Rooney’s view that Lionel Messi is the best participant of all time. Rooney has typically said that he prefers Messi over Ronaldo and known as him a greater participant than the Portuguese nice. The two footballing legends reigned supreme over world soccer for greater than a decade, with Messi in the end edging forward of Ronaldo within the Ballon d’Or depend — eight to the Portuguese star’s 5.

Cristiano Ronaldo fires again at Wayne Rooney after he picks Lionel Messi because the GOAT(Reuters and AFP Images)

Recently, Ronaldo gave an interview to Piers Morgan on his personal YouTube channel, the place the presenter requested him about Rooney’s remark.

”Wayne Rooney has stated that he doesn’t hate you, however he nonetheless stated Messi is healthier,” Morgan requested.

Ronaldo didn’t maintain again when requested for his tackle Rooney’s remarks, making it clear that he firmly disagreed and wasn’t making an attempt to sound humble.

”No drawback. I don’t agree! I don’t need to be humble,” Ronaldo stated.

In the previous, Rooney clearly said that Messi is the best of all time and known as Ronaldo unfortunate to be taking part in in the identical period because the Argentine nice.

“They’re two different players. But I think Messi’s incredible. I think he’s the best ever, so I’d have to say Messi. But Ronaldo has been a bit unlucky because, in any other time, he’d be winning all the awards Messi has. But they’re two of the best players of all time,” Rooney stated.

Rooney clarifies he loves Ronaldo

However, Rooney’s admiration for Messi has often landed him in scorching water with followers, who imagine he harbours points with Ronaldo — regardless of the duo sharing a powerful bond from their Manchester United days. Recently, on the *Rio Ferdinand Presents* podcast, Rooney set the document straight, dismissing any discuss of stress and lauding Ronaldo as an exceptional expertise whose drive and longevity stay unmatched.

“People think I hate him! I love him! I think he’s an absolute genius; what he’s doing is incredible. I don’t think people realize how close he and I were. Just because I’ve said Messi is better than Ronaldo, people think I don’t like Cristiano. What he’s doing. To be honest, over the last couple of years, I’m thinking, ‘Do you know what?’, he’s probably gonna be the one when you look back, Cristiano, because he keeps going,” Rooney stated.

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