Brazil Legend Ronaldo Puts 'Messi, Maradona and Ronaldinho' Ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo | Soccer/Soccer

Brazilian legend Ronaldo has revealed his checklist of the best footballers in historical past - and it does not embrace Cristiano Ronaldo.

The Manchester United star has had a turbulent interval just lately after he refused to come back on for the Red Devils in opposition to Spurs and was subsequently despatched to coach with the U21 squad.

And issues do not get any higher for the Portuguese ahead, after his namesake - Ronaldo Nazario - excluded him from his checklist of soccer greats.

Speaking to The Guardian, the Brazilian icon was requested who was higher out of Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona, to which he replied: 'That's unfair. I believe there's a very, very particular group the place you've Diego, Messi, [Johan] Cruyff, [Franz] Beckenbauer, Pele, [Marco] van Basten, Ronaldinho.'

'I would come with myself. Let the followers say, allow them to debate it within the bars. But you'll be able to't rank them, cannot evaluate generations.'

There was no house for Man United's Ronaldo on the checklist nonetheless the Brazilian star did make reference to him shortly after.

'People name me Original Ronaldo however, bloody hell, there have been others – they usually weren't false. I'm not the one one and extra will come alongside and be higher than me, in all the pieces,' he mentioned.

Ronaldo Nazario, 46, scored 352 targets throughout 518 video games in his spectacular profession that spanned almost 20 years earlier than retiring in 2011.

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