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Cafu Says Cristiano Ronaldo is Not the Greatest Player of All Time
Brazilian football legend Cafu has told Cristiano Ronaldo that he doesn’t consider him the best player in history.
Cafu responded to Ronaldo’s bold claim of being the most complete footballer ever, acknowledging his incredible talent but placing other football icons ahead of him.
The former right-back, who won two World Cups with Brazil, mentioned Diego Maradona, Pelé, Michel Platini, Franz Beckenbauer, and Garrincha as players who were more deserving of the title.
In an interview, Cafu explained, “Cristiano is a phenomenon, but not the greatest of all time. If we’re talking about all-time greatness, players like Maradona, Pelé, Platini, Beckenbauer, and Garrincha must be mentioned.”
Ronaldo has already scored over 900 goals in his career and is aiming for 1,000, but Cafu feels there were players who played better across the entire history of football.
Super Eagles defender Calvin Bassey has opened up about a difficult period in his career, revealing that he almost stepped away from football.
Speaking during a recent interview, Bassey shared that he once made a personal promise to himself to quit pursuing football professionally if he failed to secure a spot at a professional club.
“I remember being 15 and going into my final year, and I told myself that if I didn’t get into a professional club, I would quit football. It was that simple,” he said.
“I would just stop pursuing it seriously and only play for fun. Thank God I eventually got a club, because I honestly don’t know where I would be otherwise.”
It has been reported that the Confederation of African Football (CAF) fined Egypt $5,000 following their clash with Zimbabwe for failing to manage post-match media obligations.
It was noted that after the match, the Egyptian players ignored the media. This action was said to be a violation of CAF’s media regulations, which led to the fine being imposed.
Head of the Super Eagles, Eric Chelle, shared that the big-name players on the team are not happy about being benched.
He recalled when he took out Samuel Chukwueze during the match against Tanzania.
“Yes, of course, we’ve in this team a lot of big names. They are competitors; they aren’t happy when they go to the bench,” Chelle said at his post-match interview.”
“My job is to make choices, and we’re playing a 4-4-2 diamond, and at this moment I feel we have to protect the wing.”
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