Prince William sets up a debate on goat involving Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, says ‘Gotta Be …’ – Firstpost

The centuries -old debate between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo has a new heavy voice, none other than Prince William. The future king of the United Kingdom clarified his position during a visit to the Aston Villa bodymoor heathic training complex on Tuesday.

Prince William, a well-known football enthusiast and a supporter Aston Villa Aston Villa, participated in a Quickfire question session with answers with The sun As part of the “Football Legends – Head 2 Head” match. The challenge forced him to make difficult choices between some of the largest football icons.

Prince William chooses between Messi and Ronaldo

When he was asked to choose a player for a crucial penalty shootout between Zinedine Zidane and his friend David Beckham, the former striker of England and the co -owner of MLS Side Inter Miami, the prince hesitated before settling on Beckham. “It will hurt. Becks, I think, just,” he admitted.

However, when the decision returned to Brazilian legend Ronaldo against Beckham, he quickly put himself on the side of the Brazilian striker, widely considered as one of the greatest attackers in history. Then came the ultimate confrontation, Messi against Ronaldo. After a moment, Prince William chose the great Argentine Lionel Messi.

“I must be Messi, just,” he said, quoting the key role of Argentina legend by conducting his country to the glory of the FIFA World Cup in 2022.

The visit of Prince William one day before Aston Villa obtained a historic victory on Club Brugge to qualify for the quarter -finals of the UEFA Champions League.

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Messi appeared last time in the second floor of the 16 -game Concacaf Champions League Ring between Cavalier and Inter Miami. The 37-year-old scored in time to help the MLS Club progress in the next 4-0 round on AGGREGATE. Inter Miami will face the Los Angeles FC for a place in the semi-finals on April 3.

Ronaldo, on the other hand, scored an early goal in a match against Al-Kholood in the Saudi Pro League on Friday. His Al-Nassr team won the 3-1 match and obtained three crucial points to go to third place in the point table. Ronaldo will then be seen in action in a match against Al-Hilal on April 4.