Wayne Rooney believes Cristiano Ronaldo has displaced Lionel Messi to
become the finest footballer in the world and backed his former
Manchester United teammate to retain the Ballon d'Or.
Ronaldo, who is Portugal's 51-goal record scorer, has struck 274
goals in 262 games for Real Madrid since joining them from United for a
then world record fee of 80 million pounds in 2009.
Current Ballon d'Or holder Ronaldo heads a 23-man shortlist for this year's award and has scored 22 goals in 16 games so far this season.
Asked by MUTV
if he expected Ronaldo to retain the award, Rooney replied: "I think
so. I'm sure it'll be difficult to give it to anyone else."
Rooney said: "He's had an incredible two or three years and I think he
has certainly overtaken Lionel Messi now as the best player in the
world."
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