accompanied by a photo of Messi holding the World Cup trophy he won in Qatar—a neighboring country of Saudi Arabia. The post was seen as a direct rebuttal to Ronaldo’s remarks, which appeared ...

In an interview shared by GiveMeSport, the 2007 Ballon d’Or winner acknowledged Messi’s brilliance but ultimately chose Ronaldo as the greatest, downplaying Messi's World Cup victory.

Megan Briggs & Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Images)Lionel Messi (left) and Cristiano Ronaldo (right) While Messi’s Inter Miami secured a place in the expanded Club World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr did ...