Alan Shearer and Micah Richards were in full agreement when asked to pick between Cristiano Ronaldo and Ronaldo Nazario.
The Premier League winners turned pundits were put on the spot by Gary Lineker on The Rest is Football podcast and didn't need much time to choose. Despite the career stats only pointing in one direction – it was the Brazillian to come out on top.
Lineker asked: "Here’s a question for you, both at their prime, who is the best Ronaldo?" Richards then replied: "R9. I think Cristiano (Ronaldo) is a better goalscorer. But if you look at R9’s goals and you look at CR7’s goals, R9 just finds a way.
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"Sometimes he would just beat three players dink someone or whatever it may be whereas I think Cristiano just finds a way to score, so I think he would score more."
Shearer swiftly agreed, adding: "Oh, R9."
Ronaldo Nazario scored 352 goals across 518 career appearances between 1993 and 2011, scoring 62 goals across his 98 international outings.
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His career highlights came in winning the 1994 and 2002 editions of the World Cup, as well as the Ballon d'Or in both 1997 and 2002. The best goalscoring season of his career came in his first season with Barcelona, netting 47 goals across 49 matches.
The enduring love for Ronaldo comes thanks to his blistering pace and unrivalled control of the football, with injuries hampering his playing time and only one major league title to his name and no Champions League triumph.
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Portugal skipper Ronaldo has scored 737 goals across 986 senior club appearances and 141 international goals from 235 caps. The 38-year-old, who has failed in his quest to win a World Cup, did win Euro 2016 as well as seven league titles across England, Spain and Italy.
Ronaldo had five Ballon d'Or wins to his name and five triumphs in the Champions League before joining Al-Nassr in January.
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