Pele picks Lionel Messi over Cristiano Ronaldo in his team

Pele

Football legend Pele yesterday picked up Argentina's star striker Lionel Messi over Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo to play for his team. "If I have to decide for my team I will choose Messi over Ronaldo," Pele said.

"It's difficult to compare Messi and Ronaldo. Messi has a completely different style than Ronaldo. Lot of people compared me with George Best but we had different style of play. Ronaldo is more of a centre forward while Messi is more organised," he added.

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