I choose Cristiano Ronaldo over Lionel Messi' - Football legend Ronaldo says
"They are three great players," the 40-year-old said. "I would also include Luis Suarez as he is playing very well. This is the most common question in all interviews -- I don't know if it is just for me, or for everyone, but when we ask this question we forget that they are three great players.
"It is so difficult to choose just one as the best. They are very, very good. At the moment I will choose Cristiano as he is playing for Real Madrid, but we cannot forget how good Messi and Neymar are, and we must respect these players for the entertainment they bring us. I would like to see Coutinho at Real Madrid, the Liverpool player,"
Ronaldo also talked about Luis Figo’s attractive wife Helen Svedin when he recalled how Real Madrid president Florentino Perez tried to curb his partying habits during his days at Real Madrid.
"The president told me to stay at home more often, like Figo, and I told him that if I had a woman like Figo I would stay more at home!
C.Ronaldo, Leo Messi, Luis Suarez & Griezmann to battle for UEFA Best player in Europe Award (Full Nominee List)
C.Ronaldo, Leo Messi, Luis Suarez & Griezmann to battle for UEFA Best player in Europe Award (Full Nominee List)
Real Madrid/Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo,
Barcelona/Argentina's Lionel Messi, Barcelona/Uruguay's Luis Suarez and
Atletico Madrid/France's Antoinne Griezmann have been named as the top
contenders for this year's UEFA Best player in Europe award.
On Monday,
UEFA announced their top 10 players in Europe during 2015/2016 and also
the shortlist of 37 players that all gained votes and on August 25, 2016, UEFA will announce it's best player in Europe.
Journalists
from each of UEFA's 55 member associations provided a list of their
five best-ranked players, with the first receiving five points, the
second four and so on. The ten players with the most points advance to
the second vote, which will determine the three finalists to be named on
5 August.
The top 10 (in no particular order) is as follows:
Gareth Bale (Real Madrid & Wales)
Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus & Italy)
Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid & France)
Toni Kroos (Real Madrid & Germany)
Lionel Messi (Barcelona & Argentina)
Thomas Müller (Bayern München & Germany)
Manuel Neuer (Bayern München & Germany)
Pepe (Real Madrid & Portugal)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid & Portugal)
Luis Suárez (Barcelona & Uruguay)
37
players picked up votes in the initial poll by UEFA; those not in the
final shortlist are revealed below in order of how they finished:
11 Riyad Mahrez (Leicester & Algeria)
12 Jamie Vardy (Leicester & England)
13 Dimitri Payet (West Ham & France)
14 Jérôme Boateng (Bayern München & Germany)
15 Arturo Vidal (Bayern München & Chile)
16 Luka Modrić (Real Madrid & Croatia)
17 N'Golo Kanté (Leicester & France)
18 Zlatan Ibrahimović (Paris Saint-Germain/Manchester United & Sweden)
19. Eden Hazard (Chelsea & Belgium)
20. Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona & Spain)
21. Neymar (Barcelona & Brazil)
22. Renato Sanches (Benfica/Bayern München & Portugal)
23. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern München & Poland)
24. Gonzalo Higuaín (Napoli & Argentina)
25. Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus & Italy)
26. Diego Godin (Atlético Madrid & Uruguay)
27. Will Grigg (Wigan & Northern Ireland)
28. Hugo Lloris (Tottenham & France)
29. Paul Pogba (Juventus & France)
30. Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham & Belgium)
31. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund & Gabon)
32. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City & Belgium)
33. Kevin Gameiro (Sevilla & France)
34. Grzegorz Krychowiak (Sevilla/Paris Saint-Germain & Poland)
35. Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain & France)
36. Georges-Kévin N'Koudou (Marseille & France)
37. Jan Oblak (Atlético Madrid & Slovenia)
Lagos Farewell Testimonial match for late Shuaibu Amodu and Stephen Keshi to hold on July 23
“The Farewell Testimonial match would see the Super Eagles players battle against Lagos All Stars team in the main match of the day, while the curtain raiser would be a game between the Lagos SWAN team and the Supporters Club. This would be followed by Musical Concert where prominent Nigerian musicians and comedians would perform in the entertainment aspect of the programme. This aspect of the event is coordinated by veteran music act, Chris Mba.” Chairman of the committee and President-General of the Nigeria Football Supporters Club, Dr. Rafiu Ladipo said
