Manchester United legend David Beckham has added his voice to the GOAT debate and reckons Barcelona captain Lionel Messi is a cut above Cristiano Ronaldo.
The two players have dominated European football for over a decade now and the both of them combined have won 11 of the last 12 Ballon d’Or awards.
Messi was awarded the Golden Ball for a record sixth time in December, and so he gets Beckham’s vote when it comes to who is the best.
“He [Messi] is alone in his class as a player, it is impossible that there is another like him.
“He, like Cristiano Ronaldo, who is not at his level, are both above the rest.”
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Beckham also mentioned what it was like when he faced Messi in the Champions League for Paris Saint-Germain in 2013, saying: “We were ahead and then he came on and Barcelona scored.”
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