In an interview with GOAL, AC Milan and United States star Christian Pulisic labelled Lionel Messi as the world's best player, ahead of CR7.
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Pulisic asked to name world's best playerUSMNT star picked Messi over RonaldoNamed ex-Chelsea star as his best teammateFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
The American winger was asked to put some of his favorite players head-to-head in a knockout quiz with GOAL. After naming Ronaldo as the game's best finisher, the 26-year-old gave Messi's name when asked who is the best player in the world right now.
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Pulisic then had to pick between Ronaldo and Messi in the semi-final of the knockout and gave the nod to the Argentine, making clear which side he is on in the constantly-raging debate about which of the two is the greatest of all time.
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Pulisic was also asked to name the best player he has ever played with, and the ex-Chelsea star duly named N'Golo Kante. He also made sure to mention Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who recently declared himself "the boss" at AC Milan, when pressed for a legend he'd like to play with right now. He even gave Ibrahimovic the nod over Ronaldinho, saying: "Just because I don't want him to say anything to me."
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Ibrahimovic eventually lost out to Figo as the quiz wore on, but Pulisic will hope the Swedish icon will not hold it against him ahead of the Rossoneri's Serie A clash against Lecce on Friday.
