Asked to pick between Ronaldo and Messi, Zidane has said in the past: "Cristiano is the best.
When once asked “what does it feel like to be the best player in the world?” Zidane reportedly replied: “I don't know, ask Paul Scholes.” In a separate interview, he said: “There is no doubt for me that Paul Scholes is still in a class of his own. He's almost untouchable in what he does.
The former French legend once weighed in on the 'greatest of all time' debate, and his comments have resurfaced once again. Zinedine Zidane once weighed in on the GOAT debate and chose Cristiano Ronaldo as the greatest over Lionel Messi.
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Di Maria chooses Messi as the GOAT
The 33-year-old is one of 21 players to have played in the same team as both Ronaldo and Messi, whom he rates as the greatest of all time. Di Maria spent four years with CR7 at Real Madrid between 2010-2014.
Mourinho, however, feels the answer to who is the best player of all time is neither the Portuguese star nor the Argentine ace. He picked Brazil legend Ronaldo, whom he worked with briefly at Barcelona. Speaking to LiveScore, the Giallorossi manager said (via SPORTbible): "Ronaldo, El Fenomeno .
Who is better Messi Or Ronaldo? Ronaldo has scored a record number of international goals and appearances, but Messi has won more Ballon d'Or awards (7). Messi has spent most of his playing career in Spain and France, while Ronaldo has played in Portugal, England, Spain, and Italy.
Who is better, Zidane or Xavi? Xavi is better I think. Much more understated in his style and lacking those marquee moments of magic, so, in an odd way, people don't consider him in the very top tier, but his sustained excellence at the very highest level is nearly unrivalled.
Both have scored winning goals in world cup finals, Zidane with two in 1998 and Iniesta with his one in 2010, both the players are very similar and both play with the same style.
He most recently coached Spanish club Real Madrid and is one of the most successful coaches in the world. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Zidane was a playmaker renowned for his elegance, vision, passing, ball control, and technique.
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After that first brush between us, I apologised but he reacted badly. “After the third clash, I frowned and he retorted: 'I'll give you my shirt later'. I replied that I'd rather have his sister than his shirt. “My words were stupid but did not deserve that reaction.
However, he had then revealed that he believed the Portuguese icon was the greatest of all time. Zidane was quoted as saying by GOAL: "Cristiano is the best.
The Brazilian legend is remembered as one of the best players in recent memory, but even he looked up to Zidane as the man who inspired him to reach such great heights. “Zidane is one of the best footballers of all time, one of my idols. He had such elegance and grace, a wonderful touch and superb vision.”
Zidane had about average pace, so that is where we start. A player with average and below pace is viable for this list.
Karim Benzema now has MORE goals for France than Zinedine Zidane . 21,385 people like this. We must always remember that Legendary Zinedine Zidane didn't play his football as a striker; he was a forward-minded CM. And as such for him to have netted 31 international goals is more than a credit.
Barcelona midfielder Xavi has declared that Manchester United's Paul Scholes is the best midfielder of his generation. The World Cup winner admitted that he is a huge admirer of the 38-year-old's talents and said that he is the finest player of the last two decades.
Definitely Cruyff. He was almost as good a playmaker as Zidane and almost as technically gifted. What sets him apart from Zidane is his speed and goal scoring ability. He had the ability to blast past multiple defenders with ease and possessed excellent shooting ability.
Although Zidane did play for longer than Ronaldinho did, the latter ousted statistically, scoring more goals in fewer appearances. Also, Ronaldinho faced high-quality defenders a lot more frequently than Zidane did. He is also regarded as the pioneer who helped build Barcelona.
An analysis of the players' statistics reveals that Ronaldo was labelled the undisputed GOAT of soccer with the most overall goals, Champions League goals, club goals and assists, and international caps and goals.
Known by his fans as "O Rei" (The King), Pelé is widely regarded as the greatest soccer player of all time.
Maradona – 34
He scored many goals for the Brazilian team to contribute to their rise to fame. Pele played a total of 92 games for Brazil and scored 77 goals in his career whereas Maradona played a total of 91 games and scored a total of 34 goals.