Wayne Rooney has doubled down on his claims from ten years in the past that Lionel Messi is the ‘best participant of all time’ after the Argentine’s beautiful show of their 3-0 World Cup victory over Croatia.
Messi scored from the penalty spot to open the rating, earlier than later offering a surprising help to ship his nation into the World Cup remaining.
Rooney took to social media after the sport and referenced a tweet he made ten years in the past, wherein the then Manchester United star mentioned: ‘Messi is a joke. For me the most effective ever.’
Lionel Messi rolled again the years with a mesmerising efficiency towards Croatia
Wayne Rooney has echoed his opinion from 2012 that Messi is the best participant of all time
England’s joint all-time main scorer made the tweet on March 7, 2012, on a day the place Messi scored 5 objectives for Barcelona towards Bayer Leverkusen in a Champions League Spherical of 16 conflict.
Now in 2022, with Messi nonetheless taking part in good soccer on the age of 35, Rooney tweeted on the morning after Argentina’s win over Croatia: ‘Nothing has modified,’ with an emoji of a goat, once more labelling him because the ‘best of all time’.
In doing so he has once more snubbed his former Manchester United team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo, who exited the World Cup on the quarter-final stage with Portugal.
As reported final month, Rooney backed Messi to guide Argentina to glory in an interview with The Occasions.
Messi scored the opening aim from the spot earlier than later offering a surprising help
Rooney once more snubbed his former team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo within the ‘best ever’ debate
He mentioned: ‘Profitable the Copa America final yr may have given them confidence and has taken a little bit of strain off them. The local weather will swimsuit them too. The one factor they’re lacking is a No 9, that focus in assault, however I feel they are going to be actually harmful.’
When requested whether or not a World Cup trophy would cement Messi as the most effective of all time, Rooney replied: ‘Everybody has completely different views on Messi and Ronaldo however I’ve mentioned many occasions that I feel Messi is the most effective.
‘I’ve watched numerous movies of Diego Maradona, who was the same participant, however Messi is healthier. He has all the pieces — the best way he controls video games, his dribbling, his assists — whereas Ronaldo is extra of a goalscorer.’
Ronaldo described Rooney as a ‘rat’ throughout a controversial interview with Piers Morgan – which led to his Manchester United exit.
Rooney’s 2012 tweet got here after Messi scored 5 for Barcelona towards Bayer Leverkusen
The 57-year-old interviewer requested: ‘Extra kilos within the financial institution or extra Instagram followers?’
Ronaldo replied: ‘That is a very good query! In all probability comparable!’
Morgan continued: ‘I am simply attempting to work out how Wayne Rooney might hate you much more.’
Ronaldo answered: ‘Not solely him, think about the remainder of the rats they’ll criticise me too, however it’s good to nonetheless be the No 1.’
When requested whether or not it was jealousy that prompted Rooney to criticise him, the ex-Actual Madrid and Juventus star responded: ‘In all probability – as a result of he completed his profession in his 30s. I am nonetheless taking part in at a excessive degree; I am not going to say that I am wanting higher than him, which is true.’
Ought to Messi and Argentina win within the World Cup remaining, to many it will wrap up the talk over who’s the most effective participant out of him and Ronaldo.
Ronaldo and Portugal had been despatched crashing out of the World Cup on the quarter-final stage
