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L<\/span>In the same month, Cristiano Ronaldo said in an interview with Piers Morgan that winning the World Cup was not his “dream” and that he would fight to bring this joy to Portugal. <\/p>\n

However, the 40-year-old Portuguese player said winning the trophy did not seem fair to defining soccer’s GOAT based on a “six or seven game” competition and did not want to be seen as “humbled” without saying he felt he was better than his eternal rival Lionel Messi. Well, it looks like the Argentine has responded.<\/p>\n

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At 6’5 Erling Haaland looks small next to this Belgian influencer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Will Leo send a message to CR7?<\/h2>\n

In the world of sports, comparisons between these two soccer legends are frequent and have been for years. Lionel is the player with the most titles (47) and assists (405) in history, while Cristiano (35 trophies and 259 assists) leads the top scorers with 954 goals, 46 goals away from reaching 1,000. Messi has scored 896 goals.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, in an interview with ESPN on Thursday, December 4, Lionel talked about the statistics and titles he has achieved throughout his career, and asserted that this is not his biggest motivation. <\/p>\n

“People today focus on statistics, but personally I don’t really like statistics. I don’t think I have to score or assist just to set a record or surpass someone. I live the game and enjoy it. I like to be decisive and be involved in the flow of the game. But I don’t play with statistics in mind, I’ve never focused on statistics,” said the Argentine number 10, adding: “Everything happened naturally, not because I was chasing numbers or trying to surpass someone. Things happened simply because they did them.” It happened\u201d (via @Intermiamicfhub on X).<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, looking ahead to the next World Cup, where Argentina will defend the title they won in Qatar in 2022, Leao once again questioned his participation and said he would like to take part once again. This will be Leo’s sixth appearance in this tournament, and if he does, he will join CR7 in history as the only player to have played in six World Cups. <\/p>\n

“I wish I could be there. I’ve already said that I want to be there,” Messi said, adding: “At least I’ll watch it live and it will be special.”<\/p>\n

Furthermore, Leo made it clear that the team will not rest on its laurels, saying, “This group is going to try again. We are going to fight with all our might.” <\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the much-awaited draw will take place on Friday, December 5th, to group the 48 teams that will compete in the World Cup, which will be held in the United States, Mexico and Canada from June 11th to July 19th.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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