Wayne Rooney has once again reiterated his opinion that Lionel Messi, and not his former Manchester United teammate Cristiano Ronaldo, is the best player in football history.
Messi was once again in masterful form in Qatar, as his captained his Argentina side to a 3-0 win over Croatia in Tuesday night’s semi-final.
After scoring the opener from the spot, the legendary forward twice teed up Manchester City striker Julian Alvarez to help put the South American side just one game away from a third World Cup triumph.
Argentina will face either reigning champions France or Morocco in Sunday’s final.
While many consider Messi to already be the GOAT, the World Cup remains the ultimate prize for the 35-year-old, and fans believe that if he lifts it the Messi vs Ronaldo debate will be finished once and for all.
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For Rooney however, there is, nor has there ever really been a debate, with the England legend’s admiration for Messi well-known.
He reiterated his love for the ‘little magician’ during the semi-final win when he took to Twitter to retweet a message from over 10 years ago.
Nothing has changed. 🤷🏻♂️🐐 https://t.co/j5GjcKto13
— Wayne Rooney (@WayneRooney) December 14, 2022
Back in 2012, he said: ‘Messi is a joke. For me the best ever,’ with his new post adding: ‘Nothing has changed,’ accompanied by an emoji of a goat.
By backing Messi, Rooney is of course snubbing his former strike partner Ronaldo.
Although, it is extremely unlikely that this has anything to do with the Portugal legend’s recent comments on the now DC United manager.
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