Former England manager Fabio Capello has disclosed that Cristiano Ronaldo is not among one of the greatest players in history.
Capello made this known after the Portuguese international’s claimed that he’s the best player.
Speaking in an interview with Flashscore, Capello stated that Ronaldo is still below Pele, Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi.
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“When someone claims that title, they mark it themselves, they’ve done their homework, they haven’t listened to others, I think they’ve exaggerated a bit. In short, they’ve played the student and the teacher, haven’t they?” Capello says.
“A great player, built with desire, with will. But when I talk about phenomena, I say Messi, I say Pele, I say Maradona and I put Ronaldo the ‘Gordo’, Ronaldo the ‘Phenomenon’, right next to them. He’s a hair below them.”