Carlo Ancelotti weighed in on the GOAT debate by snubbing Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo
Messi has ended football after leading Argentina to World Cup glory in Qatar in one of the most dramatic finals in history
He scored his 800th career goal on Thursday for Argentina against Panama
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti insists Lionel Messi is not the best player in history.
Messi scored the 800th goal of his professional career against Panama on Thursday and he is now just one step away from the 100-goal mark for the national team.
The Argentine phenomenon has become the second player in history to reach 800 goals, 30 goals behind rival Cristiano Ronaldo.
Carlo Ancelotti, Lionel Messi, Pelé, Maradona, Di Stefano
Carlo Ancelotti believes that Lionel Messi is not the best player in history. Photo by Diego Souto/Manuel Cortina
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After leading Argentina to victory at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar in December, many football fans and pundits hailed him as the greatest player of all time. Read more
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But the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner has yet to convince the Italian, who named three great players ahead of Messi.
“The best Messi in history? He's a great player but I can't say who is the best," Ancelotti told GOAL.
“There have been so many great players… Maradona, Di Stéfano, Cruyff… I don't know.
Van Gaal chooses Ronaldo over Messi
Louis van Gaal is one of a number of senior members of the football fraternity currently immersed in the debate between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Speaking about the legendary duo, the former Netherlands coach hailed the two iconic superstars as the best players of their era.
Van Gaal, 71, later revealed his preference for the Portuguese legend during the GOAT debate.
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"And the big question, Messi or Cristiano? The best players in this period are Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Choosing between them is difficult," Van Gaal told Onda Cero, via Sportskeeda. Gary Cahill speaks on the GOAT . debate
Elsewhere, former Chelsea defender Gary Cahill weighed in on the Ronaldo-Messi debate but struggled to choose the better player.
Cahill's hesitation seems quite honest as the two are closest and second in most football stats and hard to separate.
Both defy age and thrive. Both have scored from free-kicks for their nations Argentina and Portugal in their most recent international matches against Panama and Liechtenstein.
Heinze ignores Messi in GOAT . debate
Sports Brief reported earlier that Gabriel Heinze ignored Messi during the GOAT debate and chose Portugal international Cristiano Ronaldo instead. The former Argentina international played with Ronaldo for 3 years at Manchester United and with Messi in the national team but ignored his compatriot.
The 42-year-old says Ronaldo cannot improve because his abilities are already at an almost divine level.
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