Al Nassr’s Cristiano Ronaldo through the heat up earlier than the Saudi Professional League match in opposition to Al Wehda at Al Awwal Park, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on September 27, 2024. — Reuters
Portuguese soccer legend Cristiano Ronaldo has been accused of sending an inventory of all his trophies and achievements, together with a fiery voice be aware, to Italian footballer Antonio Cassano.
Cassano, 42, accused Ronaldo, 39, of sending him a textual content itemizing the entire trophies he has gained, the targets he has scored, and the statistics from his profession, after the Italian left him out of his prime 10 record of the best gamers of all time, Objective reported.
He talked about the likes of Lionel Messi, Pele, and Diego Maradona in his record however neglected Ronaldo.
The claims, made by Cassano, got here as he not too long ago appeared on The BSMT Podcast, hosted by Italian radio host Gianluca Gazzoli.
Throughout the podcast, former Actual Madrid star advised Gazzoli that he believed that “Ronaldo is number one”.
Then, he clarified that he was referring to the previous Brazilian soccer legend who’s the third-highest objective scorer for his nationwide workforce and goes by the identical title because the five-time Ballon d’Or award winner.
An undated picture of Italian footballer Antonio Cassano in motion. — AFP/File
“I said Ronaldo is number one, the Brazilian. Cristiano Ronaldo doesn’t make my top five, or even top ten, because for me the quality of a player is another thing,” Cassano advised Gazzoli, through the podcast.
The previous Roma, AC Milan and Inter Milan star alleged that after his remarks, he bought a textual content message from a quantity originating from Spain, itemizing all of the trophies, targets and statistics Ronaldo has beneath his title.
“Then he (Ronaldo) sends me a voice note, telling me, ‘You disrespected me, don’t do anything like that again. You only scored 150 goals, you only won four trophies.’ Perfect.
“So I reply him. I say, ‘Pricey Cristiano, hearken to me. You suppose I disrespected you, I simply do not such as you as a participant. What’s the issue?’ He went to the difficulty of messaging me, think about.”
