Former MU player Rio Ferdinand recently defended the reputation of his former teammate Cristiano Ronaldo in a podcast. Particularly, in response to a query on Ronaldo (Brazil) disregarding juvenile CR7 because he selected the world’s top 8 strikers while benching the Portuguese team’s captain. 

Given that Cristiano Ronaldo has the most goals in football history—879—this clearly sparks a lot of controversy. R9 frequently undervalued CR7 as well because CR7 consistently acknowledged that Lionel Messi was superior to the former Real Madrid player. 

Rio Ferdinand retorted to “fаt” Ronaldo’s remarks, saying, “I think he has some problem with him.” 

“I believe that this is where he stole the moniker Ronaldo from him. Every time a fan mentions CR7, the world has seen that he is Ronaldo.” “Thierry Henry experienced the same thing. I find it unsettling how he constantly disparages him in his remarks.” 

“I still recall the time, as a young player at MU, he embarrassed Thierry Henry by defeating Arsenal and scoring two goals.” 

Regarding Cristiano Ronaldo, the 39-year-old athlete has remained silent regarding his criticism from two modern-day football icons. The national team is now assembling for a friendly tomorrow morning (March 26) with the star player on Al-Nassr’s payroll.