Once the best striker in the world himself, Brazilian legend Ronaldo has committed himself to one of his successors.
Former world-class forward Ronaldo has settled on Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema when asked who is the best striker in the world right now.
“Benzema, no doubt about it,” Ronaldo said on a streaming talk show in which his former teammates Christian Vieri, Nicola Ventola and Antonio Cassano and ex-professional soccer player Daniele Adani interviewed him.
Ronaldo: Lewandowski behind Benzema, Haaland the number 1 of the future
As the current number two behind Benzema, Ronaldo then named Bayern-Star and . He also said: “Haaland (Erling, ed.) will one day be number 1, but the other two are even better than him at the moment.”
The 45-year-old Brazilian, who was once named World Player of the Year three times (1996, 1997 and 2002), also spoke about Lionel Messi and his compatriot Neymar: “Messi is extraordinary, a strong and technically gifted player. He wants to score in every game . Neymar is also a top player. I hope he can win something with Brazil, but he gets a lot of criticism at home because of his private life.”
Source: Stern
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