Cristiano Ronaldo hasn’t benefited all that much over the years despite being one of the best soccer superstars in the world. He has consistently faced criticism throughout his career, and this is not a secret. He has been criticized for being overly egotistical and for lacking Lionel Messi’s talent by others.
Former Real Madrid player Antonio Cassano is rumored to be on a personal vendetta against Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo has a long history of detractors, including Cassano, who frequently criticizes the former Juventus and Real Madrid star in the media. And the contentious former Italy and Roma attacker made headlines once more by criticizing Ronaldo.
🎙 “Let’s stop playing games: is Cristiano Ronaldo the best player in history? He’s not even in the top five. For me, Messi, Pele, Maradona, Cruyff and 🇧🇷 Ronaldo are on another level.” 😵
Happy birthday Antonio Cassano, who turns 41 today. 🤣 pic.twitter.com/AlMLzuozNX
— Football Tweet ⚽ (@Football__Tweet) July 12, 2023
When comparing Lionel Messi to Ronaldo, Antonio Cassano once insisted that Messi was superior. The Italian chastised the Manchester United star for expecting more deference from him, which caused controversy. Although, the Portuguese superstar didn’t take it well.
Following that, Antonio Cassano allegedly claimed to have received a text message from Cristiano Ronaldo’s Spanish mobile number. Cassano was instructed by Ronaldo to respect him, his accomplishments, his awards, and his position. In addition, Cassano claimed that Ronaldo had told him that he was rich and had amassed more career goals than Cassano, who had only scored 150.
Gianluigi Buffon stands up for Cristiano Ronaldo against his former national teammate
In a new attack on Cristiano Ronaldo, Antonio Cassano claims that the Portuguese legend is “not among the best in history.”
Cassano recently stated, “Cristiano Ronaldo is not among the best in history. Did he score 800+ goals? Yes. Has he won titles? Yes. He’s a good player, but playing good football is different. Zidane, Iniesta haven’t scored half the goals he has, but they are true geniuses.”
🎙 Antonio Cassano: “Cristiano Ronaldo is not among the best in history. Did he score 800+ goals? Yes. Has he won titles? Yes. He’s a good player, but playing good football is different.
Zidane, Iniesta haven’t scored half the goals he has, but they are true geniuses.”
Agree?… pic.twitter.com/I5LLBmvdj2
— Football Tweet ⚽ (@Football__Tweet) July 12, 2023
In March 2021, Cassano criticized Ronaldo for not being able to change Juventus’ Champions League fortunes after they had only triumphed in one knockout match during his three seasons with the team. He said, “Juventus signed him to win the Champions League, but they’ve done worse with him than they’ve done before.”
However Cristiano Ronaldo’s former teammate and one of the legends of the game has defended Ronaldo in front of Cassano. Buffon has rebutted his critics and stood up for his former teammate.
Buffon owns Cassano pic.twitter.com/mQNeATxfBO
— FP (@futbolphanatics) July 12, 2023
“I have an excellent relationship with Ronaldo, He’s very nice to me. He has scored a lot of goals, always. Like in the last few years. The individual is enhanced when the team reaches important goals. If this doesn’t happen, the performances of the individuals suffer as well.” Buffon told beIN Sports
Ronaldo is one of the all-time great players, according to Buffon, and he is a fantastic professional. Buffon added that he thought Ronaldo was a wonderful person and that playing with him was fun for him.