According to Tasnim news agency, although Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo’s time in the first level of European football has ended and each of them has gone to other continents, comparing them and their achievements is still one of the favorite entertainments of football fans.
Usually, Real Madrid fans have considered Ronaldo as the best player in the world, and Barcelona fans have recognized Lionel Messi as the best footballer of all time. Therefore, it is rare for a fan of this team to admit that the player of the opposing team is better, but Rafael Nadal is exactly in this category.
The Spanish tennis player, who is the second most honored player in the history of tennis with 22 Grand Slam titles, met with a group of fans, signed autographs and took pictures with them during the days he is recovering from his recent injury. In the meantime, a football fan who is a friend of Nadal asked him an unexpected question: Is Messi better or Ronaldo?
Nadal replied: “Messi is better, but I am a fan of Real Madrid.”
Nadal is a fan of Real Madrid and has been to the stadium many times to watch the team play, although he seems to like Messi’s style of play more than the former star of his beloved team.