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In what way is that relevant? Players miss chances no?

Ronaldo thoroughly deserved it. Messi just wasn't decisive enough in the most important games. Had he showed up in the CL against Atletico & again in the Copa America final shot-out vs. Chile then maybe he would've won. It's funny that everyone lambasted Higuain during that shoot out when Messi...

Ronaldo should probably be on 4 BDor's already. He should have won it in 2007 when Kaka won it as he was better than the Brazilian overall imo. Kaka just shone brightest in the CL (being part of a more complete Milan team). And those talking about him stat-padding his way to previous triumphs...

Well it cant only be about his time at RM because Ronaldo only won 2 Ballon D'ors in his time at the capital.

From the top of my head, he has like 5 or 6 goals from outside the box this season (this includes 2 free kicks) & has the most assists for RMA in all competitions. Yes, he thrives from the service of his teammates more than ever but that is natural as no one can be beat father time.

They're all chokers including Messi himself. I know people like to give Higuain all the blame for Argentina's final losses but it's not like Messi was setting those games alight. He himself missed clear cut chances in the WC final and missed the opening penalty in this year's Copa. They all play...

Any of Croatia, Poland, Wales and France could easily win Copa America centenario and would be major favourites alongside Chile and Argentina. You say that but they were blitzing teams no problem and hardly conceding until they met their first decent opponent in the final. The only major point...

Portugal are more solid as a team (mainly because they have a superior coach) but they defintely have less talented players. The defence is better yes but that is largely due to Pepe as if you compare the other defensive slots, there isn't much between the two teams. In midfield, Argentina have...

He isn't a pure #9 though is he? A pure #9 is someone like Higuain, Giroud, Gomez, Aduriz or Klose and he has FAR more to his game even at this advanced stage of his career than any of those players have ever had. Even in a declined state, he offers more to his team than most players and more...

Maybe you were watching RM and Ronaldo blind folded this season so lets break it down. In the opening game of the group stage, he scored a hat-trick in a 3-0 home win against Shaktar = 3points won for his team. In the very next CL game he scored 2 goals in an away 2-0 win against Malmo =...

The fact is, without him there would be no CL title for Real Madrid or Euro Cup for Portugal. This fact alone makes him favourite. Yes, Portugal wouldn't have won the euros without Pepe but RMA could have probably won the CL without him as there were other players more key to that success than...

Some people here actually forgot that Ronaldo scored 51 goals this season and was the best all round player in this season's CL campaign. Yes, he was underwhelming in the final but he was one of the primary reasons they even made it that far. He won almost all the points they accumulated in the...

Yeah I know he's not Catalan. Was half asleep when I typed that

I don't understand why people here are using CR's level in the last couple of years as some sort of determinant of his overall ability and legacy - completely disregarding the previous 7 or so years of his career prior to that. It's like using R9's last couple of seasons in the game where he was...

That wasn't the point of my post. Just saying that guys like Ronaldinho gets rated on what he did at his absolute peak even though he faded very early on yet C.Ronaldo is being bashed for his level at 31 even though he's infinitely better than the fomer at the same age. Also, 3 Ronaldinho...

e's far from overrated in the grand scheme of things. In fact, I'd say he's to some degree underrated as his consistency and longevity at the highest level is often overlooked. Apart from Messi, he's the only player I can think of in history that has been consistently in the top 3 players on the...