Every year, fans of the world football enter into a constant debate about the best player in the history of football. Pele and the boy "Tango" Diego Maradona and other legends.

But when Messi and Ronaldo were asked, they had a special view. The first did not hesitate to answer when he chose Brazilian phenomenon Ronaldo, saying that he is "the best player he has ever seen in football." Cristiano replied in his usual and confident way: ".

This question has come back to coincide with the prestigious French Football magazine prize, which will be named the best player in 2019 at a ceremony presented by Ivory Coast Didier Drogba on December 2.

The fans know that Messi (32 years) and Cristiano Ronaldo (34 years) are the fun and magic of football now, and as they approach retirement, they should switch roles with the fans to answer the big question !.

"Ronaldo was really a phenomenon," Messi told Marca on Tuesday. "Of all the strikers I have seen in my life, he was the best. He is an impressive player by all standards."

Ronaldo has achieved the inability of Messi and Cristiano so far, winning the World Cup in 1994 and 2002, while raising the continental title like Cristiano twice also, after winning the Copa America in 1997 and 1999, as well as the Confederations Cup in 1997.

He won the Ballon d'Or award in 1997 and 2002 and won the FIFA World Player of the Year three times in 1996, 1997 and 2002.

For his part, Cristiano Ronaldo answered this question in Dubai when he was asked by a child of determination, on the sidelines of the attendance of the "Don" to the eighth Dubai Professional Conference in 2013, the answer was: "I am my favorite star."

His uncertainty about his answer to this question continued in his interviews as Don avoided talking openly, without hiding that he had benefited from young players who had served as role models for him, in a statement to France Football on Tuesday: "As long as you have This is what I did when I was at Manchester United with Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Ruud van Nistelrooy, and Rio Ferdinand. If you don't learn from such players, then you simple".

Do you think Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo deserves the title of best football in the history of football even if neither of them has the honor of winning the World Cup?