18 players have broken a "forbidden" Cristiano Ronaldo rule, including nine former Manchester United players.
Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are widely deemed to be the two greatest footballers of all-time and have changed the game with their unprecedented success.
The pair have 13 Ballon d'Ors between them and have been involved in a truly iconic rivalry.
Everyone has an opinion on who is the better player, with players tending to opt for the star who they have the greater association with.
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However, it is in fact not exactly the case as plenty of Ronaldo's former teammates have actually gone against him in the best player chat.
A total of 18 stars who shared a dressing room with the Portuguese superstar have actually sided with Messi in the debate, with Wayne Rooney doing so recently when asked the burning question.
“I think Messi, he’s the best ever," he said in an interview with Gary Neville for The Overlap, by Sky Bet.
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"I get a lot of stick for saying Messi where it’s as if, ‘How can you say Messi, it’s Ronaldo.’
“I understand that people can say Messi, people can say Ronaldo – they are both incredible, probably the best two players to ever play the game.”
He added: “For me, Messi has just got that little bit more flare, which I like in a player, so that’s the reason.”
Rooney's comments may just have irked Ronaldo but he isn't the only ex colleague.
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Toni Kroos, who lived next door to Ronaldo, changed his tune, while Dimitar Berbatov, Gareth Bale, Rio Ferdinand, Sergio Ramos, Angel Di Maria and Paul Scholes have Messi clear.
With help from a thread on X, the list is as follows:
Wayne Rooney
Toni Kroos
Dimitar Berbatov
Mesut Ozil
Gareth Bale
Sergio Ramos
Rio Ferdinand
Wojciech Szczesny
Luka Modric
Marcus Rashford
Luke Shaw
Paul Scholes
Angel Di Maria
David de Gea
Iker Casillas
Gerard Pique
Matthijs de Ligt
Deco
Topics: Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United, Lionel Messi
Josh Lawless