Ryan Giggs has claimed that former Manchester United team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo is 'obsessed' with Lionel Messi.
Ronaldo called time on his Real Madrid career this week when his move to Juventus was confirmed, less than two months after he won the Champions League for the fourth time in five years.
Giggs, who played alongside Ronaldo for the duration of the Portuguese's six-year stint at Old Trafford, believes the 33-year-old's latest career move may have been motivated by his desire to prove himself better than Barcelona ace Messi.
'I'm surprised that he would leave Real Madrid and go to Italy,' Giggs told ITV Sport. 'I think it's a big challenge for him but he's going to a huge club. Having that on your CV... Real Madrid, Man United and Juventus. It's some CV.
'He's obsessed with being better than Messi. He has that now that "I did it in England, I did it in Spain, I'm going to do it in Italy... and I did it with Portugal."
'So maybe that will be his argument when people ask: "Is Ronaldo better than Messi?"'
Ronaldo leaves Real after scoring 450 goals in nine years, at a rate of just over one per game.
He won two La Liga titles, two Copa del Reys and four Champions Leagues.
Prior to joining Real, Ronaldo won a hat-trick of Premier League crowns with United, as well as one FA Cup and the 2007-08 Champions League.
Messi, 31, has spent his entire club career at Barcelona, winning La Liga nine times, the Copa del Rey on six occasions and four Champions Leagues.
As Giggs alludes to, Ronaldo has the edge on Messi when it comes to international football. Ronaldo lifted the European Championship with Portugal in 2016, while Messi has never won a trophy with Argentina.
Jupiter
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Giggs just been an idiot. Everything Ronaldo does someone would take it like something else. Even when he has decided to leave a club where he's not loved by the top leaders he's still have to take with ignorante comments. I think Giggs should be more respectful while comment on someone else to who it happen to be his ex teammate. Ronaldo doesn't have to prove nothing to anyone else. He has done it all. Keep inspiring people all around the world. As nobody else does at least you're truer and cleaner than most who chase you. Keep it up. Ronaldo
Kaido
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A hard-worker always tries to prove his talent and skill in front of a natural magician. That is in every man's mind.. Very few will take risks like CR7 has taken. He may rise or he may fall, we will only know when the season starts. CR7 is a competitive fellow, this is in his nature. Mocking and ridiculing someone for his tenacity to prove and win is only done by incompetent, lazy and gutless fools! Respect CR7 for what he is and likewise respect Messi for what he is.
okotokro99
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those of you who think Ronaldo can win the champions league with Juventus should forget.....Ronaldo won the 4 champions league because of the team Madrid has...it's was 50/50 Madrid help Ronaldo to be the best and Ronaldo also help Madrid to be the best club in the last 4 years so it's will be very difficult for him Ronaldo to win the champions league with Juventus because now that he is not in Madrid there are somethings which will not go in his favour again in match so people should understand that it's will be very difficult for him to win champions league but he can win league titles but in Europe it's very difficult like how Neymar move from Barcelona to Psg because he want to win the champions league with PSG but he fail because when you are play for Barcelona and Madrid you have some advantage of some somethings which other teams don't have that is why it's going to be very difficult for Ronaldo to win the champions league but if he does that with Juventus by winning the champions league then we some of the football fans who doesn’t think he is better than Messi will bow change our mind to say that he is the best...
Molaysha
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Giggs,Ronaldo is not comparing him self with other players,other football players and fans compare CR7 with Messi. But both Messi and Ronaldo just loves football and they enjoy it like everyone. Ryan Giggs please just show me one video or anything that shows that Cristiano Ronaldo is comparing with Lionel Messi. Football carrier is very shot and CR7 know it,that's why he is trying new challenges,just not to regret one day. I know Giggs would never mentioned this if CR7 had returned to Manchester United. Football is just The Game. Ronaldo only have less time left and his career Wil be over,but he Wil be proud of himself.[Golden Boot][Golden Ball]for the love of football
Pooadiprz
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Money can’t buy love or happiness! We love Messi so we can’t let him go no where.. and he will always be the best! Ronaldo wasn’t born or raised in Madrid so he don’t owe them nothing or neither does married want to keep Ronald because they know he’s getting old but still insist he is the best. Look what happened in La liga last season?? This players ain’t fools, they know themselves Very well. Soccer is a sport and it tells with the age. Juve as a team knows how to utilize old players. So let the this guys enjoy their game in peace and love. 😊🙏🏻
Mosanya
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CR7 is always hard working, he just have that talent to play football so as Messi, that is their passion, Messi is a magician. CR7 is always competitive he is not easy to be defeated, the both respect each other, nobody is obsessed with each other, it is the team that is supposed to be opposed with one another which is Real Madrid and Barcelona. Very few will take the risk CR7 has taken, he may rise and fall, but at the end, we will all know how his success and achievements begin.. CR7 is the best [cr7juve]
zafri_zamzam
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Most of you bashing giggs because of that? Perhaps cr7 just take it as pinch of salt or joke too if he saw or read that . I believe giggs are one of the influenced guys during the making of ‘cristiano ronaldo 7’. Plus, giggs made point there. “New challenge in CV”. Or trying to proving himself more better. If cr7 do that, still nothing wrong cuz as far as im concern, cr7 and messi compete in healthy and professional way. So, the world should appreciate this two player without comparing each other as they had contribute much in world of football. Thanks them!