Best player in the world

[Jukes]

Opinions?

Ronaldo for me.

[Cicjose]

Manuel Neuer IMO especially if Bayern can win the Champions League

[CrowsFan]

Big call naming a keeper as the best in the world cic. Especially considering he hasn't had the best of campaigns after moving to Bayern. Hasn't looked as confident at times like he did at Schalke

[Doyle]

I feel that it's still Messi. He's broken so many records this year and continue doing so, he a step ahead of his generation and the thing is that he's only 24!

[BlackMamba]

I used to think Ronaldo because he had the aerial ability over Messi but Messi has taken it to next level over the pass few years. The way he controls the ball is crazy. He doesn't kick the ball forward and sprints after it to beat players. Most of the time the ball is always at his feet and he doesn't lose speed because of that.

[Jukes]

Ronaldo has been the leader of two great teams in the two best leagues. He's been the best out of a slew of great players from two of the best teams in football history. He also has less to work with on his national team and does more than Messi. Messi is not good with Argentina and he's had a great set of players with him. At Barca, Messi has always had a fantastic team that hardly gives up possession. He's an incredible player, but he hasn't proven as much as Ronaldo. When Barca ran out of ideas against Chelsea, so did Messi. Ronaldo finds a way through. Both are clever, but Ronaldo creates so much more on his own. Messi is the better team player though.

Ronaldo, 142 goals in 140 appearances. Messi, 324 appearances, 243 goals. Messi goal per game= 0.75. Ronaldo goal per game= 1.01. And then there's his performances in a much harder league in England where anyone can beat anyone....

[Cicjose]

Big call naming a keeper as the best in the world cic. Especially considering he hasn't had the best of campaigns after moving to Bayern. Hasn't looked as confident at times like he did at Schalke

The defenders at Bayern have played almost as badly at times as the Schalke defenders did in Neuer's last year there

[Doyle]

Neuer has been fantastic this season, the reason that Bayern even managed to get to the finals of the CL (obvious the penalty saves and others too). I feel that keepers need to also get the top honour because they are really the difference between a win, loss or draw.

[BoredSaint]

The Messi Vs Ronaldo debate is never going to be decided.. They are both great players and we should be grateful that they are both playing at the same time.

[Luigi197]

Has anyone got anything to say about the point, that Ronaldo has been two multiple clubs and gone through multiple coaches, while Messi has always been at the one club, and from what i can remember, hasn't been through many other coaches?

Maybe that could change why people think messi is the best player in the world..

[BlackMamba]

Like BS mentioned this will go on forever and I think it will only be fair when both their careers finish. Both are at their prime and still have plenty of time to achieve more honors.

Has anyone got anything to say about the point, that Ronaldo has been two multiple clubs and gone through multiple coaches, while Messi has always been at the one club, and from what i can remember, hasn't been through many other coaches?

Maybe that could change why people think messi is the best player in the world..

How about 3 consecutive world player of the year awards vs  1 world player of the year award  :)?

[elephants]

Messi is 24
Ronaldo is 25

Give Messi more time, he'll be better by the time he is 27 imo.

Anyone see the Messi race row thing??

[CrowsFan]

Messi is 24
Ronaldo is 25

Ronaldo is 27... ???

[tbagrocks]

all Messi, I don't think i've ever seen anyone as good as him

[elephants]

Messi is 24
Ronaldo is 25

Ronaldo is 27... ???

Dammit, massive typo.
Just looked them up and was thinking of other crap when I typed.
Gotta stop doing that.