Pele has claimed that Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, not Real Madrid rival Cristiano Ronaldo, is the best player of “the last 10 or 15 years”.
Brazil icon Pele was in Glasgow on Friday night to take part in ‘An Evening with Pele’, where he answered the questions of football supporters from across Scotland, one of which centred on the Messi-Ronaldo debate.
“I could mention some names but, what has happened in the last 10 to 15 years, I think Messi is the player who was the most consistent all those years, no doubt,” he said.
“We have had a lot of good players. Then Cristiano Ronaldo came late but it is different because Messi is the more organised, he scores goals.
“Cristiano Ronaldo is like the Ronaldo from Brazil. He is a good scorer, no doubt, but to me as a player it is Messi.”
