Had not seen the highlights but having read these comments was expecting a wonder goal or a brace or hat trick or great general play. Alas, all I got was a deflected free kick. Imho CR is the most overrated player in history given that there are 100m people on this earth that think he is the GOAT.
It is common to suggest Ronaldo ' done it in Portugal ' and made Sporting great. His record for Sporting? 3 goals in 25 games. This massive overating doesn't seem to occur with any other footballer in history.
It's funny because the 2nd most overrated footballer of all time is Beckham, who shared the same club and shirt as CR and both have GOAT PR and marketing. Coincidence? I think not.
CR7 should be no higher than 15th on any knowledgeable football fans GOAT list.
While I agree that many of the attributes like "done it in England, Spain, and Italy" are overrated components of his legacy, he's definitely a top 5 player all time just because of his record in the CL. From an aesthetic standpoint, falls short on 'GOAT' level because of a lack of otherworldly on the ball ability like Maradona, Messi, or R9 that is in service to winning over the span of a career.
I actually had him outside the top 10 until 2017, but he's figured out a way to put in the goals in many of the important CL games. Be it headers, or pens, or bicycle kicks.
Beckham is a true example of an overrated player. He was world class for a couple seasons but never legendary.