Real Madrid and Spain legend, Raul Gonzalez Blanco, has provoked a new discussion in the world of football stating that Lionel Messi was the greatest player of all time and placed him above the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and other legendary personalities.
Raul in a recent interview with EDYYN reminisced his glorious career and the legendary players he played alongside. Being a player with the world-famous stars like Zinedine Zidane, Luis Figo, Ronaldo Nazario, and Cristiano Ronaldo, the opinion of Raul has a huge weight in football debate.
Raul has been lucky to play with such players as Zidane, Cristiano, Ronaldo, Figo. “But I think Messi is the best. He’s very different.”
The ex-Real Madrid captain emphasized the exceptional trait of Messi to make the simplest out of the matter of the game. Raoul says that the key difference between Messi and the other greats is that he can perform the situations that most players would not seem to do at ease.
He does everything easily, Raúl added. He makes you think that things that you consider impossible are easy like he is playing with his friends in the street.
Raul himself is a highly regarded member of the football fraternity and he also has a long international career with Spain and also he has scored 323 goals in 714 games with Real Madrid. His remarks are especially outstanding considering that he has been closely related to Real Madrid and that he was playing with Cristiano Ronaldo in his early years in football.
Messi and Ronaldo have ruled the world of football within the last twenty years and they have won numerous trophies and individual honours and have contributed to one of the biggest rivalries in the sport. Although fans and experts are still split on the issue, the support by Raul provides Messi with an influential voice.
Both superstars do not work in Europe, but lately, Messi signed a new contract in Inter Miami until 2028, and Ronaldo has signed a new contract with Al-Nassr until June 2027.
