While they call him egocentric, Ronaldo's impressive words about Lionel Messi shocks Europe

Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi have never been friends, however, they have always respected each other. These were Ronaldo's words about his relationship with Lionel: "We have maintained a competition for years within the same championship. It has been wonderful and has helped us both to continue growing in our respective careers, but without necessarily being pending."

In general, these were his words: "Whoever loves Cristiano Ronaldo has no reason to hate Messi. We are both very good, we changed the history of football. We are respected all over the world, that is the most important thing."

Who is better between the two today? This is how Ronaldo explains it: "He does his way, I do mine. He has done well, from what I have seen. He continues, the legacy, continues" and he concluded by explaining: "I don't see the rivalry that way. I already said it, we share the stage for 15 years and we ended up being, I don't say friends, but professional colleagues and we respected each other."

Cristiano Ronaldo will turn 39 in just 3 months, becoming one of the oldest players in the world, unless they continue to compete at the highest level. On the other hand, Lionel Messi is 36, and will turn 37 on June 24.