Raul played alongside Ronaldo for one season at the end of his Real Madrid career.
Real Madrid icon Raul put his club allegiance to one side to give his honest take on the Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo GOAT debate. Raul played alongside Ronaldo for just one season at the Bernabeu, the 2009/10 campaign – the latter's first season at Madrid following his then world record £80m move from
Few would have predicted at the time that Ronaldo was surpass the Spaniard as the club's all-time top scorer.But paying the ultimate compliment, Raul said the greatest player he ever saw was not one of his teammates but instead] in 2015, Raul said: "I was lucky enough to play with Zidane, Ronaldo, Figo, Cristiano but Messi is different."When you watch him play, it's almost as though you are watching him in the street playing with his friends.
The 2024 award will go to a different name, however, with Messi and Ronaldo left off the list of nominees for this year's award - marking the first time neither star was nominated since 2003.Real Madrid star Vinicius Jr is favourite to win the award, with club teammates Jude Bellingham and Manchester City star Rodri also thought to be in contention.
Rory O'Callaghan is Editorial Lead at SPORTbible. He has previously worked for Sky Sports News, MailOnline and Reach covering football, cricket, boxing and MMA. Tested daily as a Liverpool fan in a Manchester office.
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