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Former Real Madrid winger contributes his opinion to the GOAT debate.
The debate over who is the greatest of all time between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi rages on and a former Real Madrid star weighed in recently, stating that there is a significant gap between both players.
Angel Di Maria played with both footballers. He was Ronaldo's teammate at Real Madrid from 2010 till 2014 and played with Messi from his international debut in 2008 until his recent retirement. He contributed to the GOAT debate recently.
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What Di Maria said
Di Maria’s retirement came after winning consecutively—with Messi and the rest of the Albiceleste squad, and after the triumph, he stated that the ex-Barcelona man was significantly ahead of Ronaldo in the GOAT debate because of his number of Ballon d'Or wins.
"In the end, the best is the one who has more Ballons d’Or, and Messi has eight. For me, therefore, there is some distance between him and Cristiano," he said, per Hindustan Times.
Messi currently has eight Ballon d'Or awards, three more than Ronaldo's five. He also became the most decorated footballer in history with his Copa America title, lending credence to Di Maria’s claim.
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