Bayern Munich forward Thomas Muller has claimed that Lionel Messi is the Greatest Player of All Time ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Messi vs Ronaldo debate has raged for many years, with fans divided on who, out of the Barcelona legend or the Real Madrid icon, was the better player.
Muller had his own say on the debate recently, and he claims Messi is the greater of the two players due to his 'elegance'.
'Who is the greatest of all time? The GOAT for me is Messi because he makes people say 'I go to the stadium because of his elegance' and at the same time he is very effective in scoring goals and achieving records and titles,' Muller said speaking to DAZN.
'Cristiano is also a strong candidate in two categories which are stats and titles, but Messi is simply more subtle and elegant.'
Some fans felt the GOAT debate had been settled after Messi lifted the World Cup in Qatar, given the fact Ronaldo crashed out of the competition after losing to Morocco.
Messi scored in each of Argentina's knockout games, proving even at the age of 35 he still possessed that winning influence that has defined his wonderful career. He also netted twice in a final with France to lift the trophy.
Fans and pundits alike clamoured to acclaim Messi and proclaim the great debate over. It wasn't about Ronaldo anymore, the more pertinent debate was comparing Messi to Pele and Maradona as the all-time GOAT.
As it stands, Messi (720) has scored more goals than Ronaldo (715) at club level. It's important to remember that Ronaldo has played two more seasons than the Argentine and currently represents Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia.
Meanwhile, Messi is leading the race when it comes to assists. He has registered 342 compared to Ronaldo's 226.
Messi has also scored more World Cup goals and made more World Cup appearances. However, Ronaldo has featured more times in the Champions League and found the back of the net more times in the showpiece tournament.
Finally, Messi has also won more individual awards and titles than Ronaldo. However, Ronaldo has won the league in three different countries (England, Spain and Italy).
So, it appears the debate is still in full swing and will continue until the two icons retire from professional football.
Pikin90
715
Even when Cr5 confirms Messi as The GOAT ♑🐐, his fans will still argue about it ...... Those Pipuuuooooo Sha
ChiloWest
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Even Thomas Muller knows Who the Goat 🐐 Is . Now a common african fan will say Ronaldo is the Goat 🤣🤣🤣
ZD_Zizou
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Rigged Muller😤
Euphoriaa
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Quiet Muller you fool are you afraid to be the goat why can't you say 😭 you are the goat yourself 🤣 make pepper enter your head [Crylaugh]
Dixonmande
398
Messi needs new enemies ,,the old ones are nw friends
kipcdklpu
395
To some of us there is no more any debate. Let cr7 show his World Cup trophy and the debate will rage on
Ebubechukwu1996
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this is the reason why
SunilJagadev
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ALL Greats like pele, maradona, Messi, Zidane, Ronaldo9, Ronaldinho etc.all are won won the world cup atleast once in their carrer.. How Cr7 is Called Goat.. Sorry Ronaldo fans don't cry. I know you are burning inside. Accept the truth you wll get relief.
Zibbcklouz
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There is no debate on that..just Ronaldos girlfriends and the media hyping him up..never won the world cup,Ronaldo should be compared to Lewandoski,Suarez etc..great strikers who never won the world cup
PrinceMartin
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number of world cup trophies and number of worldcup knockout goals says it all, a goat cant have 0 number in both, cant score even a 1 knockout goal in entire career😂
ndabawubafo
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Only a mad man and hatred would prevent someone from appreciating the presence of Messi in football honestly.
UnusualKing
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When Portugal won Euro 2016 (thanks to Eder), they say Messi needs to show his international trophy in order to compare with Cr5. When Messi won Copa, they say south American football is week & the tournament was rigged (even tho Argentina beat Brazil in in Brazil in the final). Now Messi won the WC they say it's rigged and WC doesn't mean anything bcuz many player won it before Messi. They used to say Messi is just a club player who's been fed by Xavi and Iniesta. All of a sudden international trophies don't matter, according to Cr5 fans. Their idol can't even score a WC knockout goal even though he played one more WC than Messi. He's the club player now. They're the most dumb and annoying set of ppl. I can just imagine how rough thier Christmas was after the 2022 world cup.