Cristiano Ronaldo comments on Lionel Messi 

Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi?

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Ronaldo or Messi is a debate that has entertained football fans for over a decade.

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Where some people are satisfied with praising both the players.

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While in other debates, fans sit very firmly on one side or the other.

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But according to Ronaldo himself, the "rivalry" between the pair has disappeared.

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They have changed European clubs to new clubs - Ronaldo moved to Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia and Messi to Inter Miami in the US.

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Ronaldo said “I don't see things that way, the rivalry is over,”

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Ronaldo said "People who like Cristiano Ronaldo never need to hate Messi".

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