With Messi and Ronaldo out of the Champions League in the round of 16, for the first time since they were senior professionals, the QF will be played for the first time since 2005 with both players not involved - with Juventus losing to Porto and Barcelona failing to overcome a 4-1 first-leg deficit against Paris Saint-Germain. A young Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe or primed to battle for Football throne for the next decade.

I have decided to take step back and ask the question - which player out of Messi and Ronaldo is the greatest Champions league player of all time? With both men having owned this competition for over a decade. Winning 11 Ballon D’ORs and 9 Champions Leagues since 2006.

We’re not asking who’s is greatest overall footballer is, who’s better to watch, who’s the greatest la Liga player  or international player -  instead looking solely at the UEFA Champions League. Nothing less, nothing more. There will be no hot takes here. Some stats, some facts, some subjectivity...

I breakdown on the podcast in ascending order:

• Medals / Statistics 
• Best games / goals 
• Best teams 
• Who is more likely to win another Champions League 
• Conclusion - The case for and against both players 
• Who’s the UCL GOAT? 

Essential reading / watching:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPgQTAJRzmw - CR7 bicycle kick
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkA5Aw-KN8w - Ronaldo Top 10 CL Goals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8euDZPIbNU - Ronaldo Top 10 Knockout Goals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QLhlBlAZ3s - Messi Top 10 CL Goals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD0IpEgAjco - Messi best Knockout Goals

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With Messi and Ronaldo out of the Champions League in the round of 16, for the first time since they were senior professionals, the QF will be played for the first time since 2005 with both players not involved - with Juventus losing to Porto and Barcelona failing to overcome a 4-1 first-leg deficit against Paris Saint-Germain. A young Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe or primed to battle for Football throne for the next decade.

I have decided to take step back and ask the question - which player out of Messi and Ronaldo is the greatest Champions league player of all time? With both men having owned this competition for over a decade. Winning 11 Ballon D’ORs and 9 Champions Leagues since 2006.

We’re not asking who’s is greatest overall footballer is, who’s better to watch, who’s the greatest la Liga player  or international player -  instead looking solely at the UEFA Champions League. Nothing less, nothing more. There will be no hot takes here. Some stats, some facts, some subjectivity...

I breakdown on the podcast in ascending order:

• Medals / Statistics 
• Best games / goals 
• Best teams 
• Who is more likely to win another Champions League 
• Conclusion - The case for and against both players 
• Who’s the UCL GOAT? 

Essential reading / watching:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPgQTAJRzmw - CR7 bicycle kick
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkA5Aw-KN8w - Ronaldo Top 10 CL Goals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8euDZPIbNU - Ronaldo Top 10 Knockout Goals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QLhlBlAZ3s - Messi Top 10 CL Goals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD0IpEgAjco - Messi best Knockout Goals

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https://www.instagram.com/euroelitesoccer/

With Messi and Ronaldo out of the Champions League in the round of 16, for the first time since they were senior professionals, the QF will be played for the first time since 2005 with both players not involved - with Juventus losing to Porto and Barcelona failing to overcome a 4-1 first-leg deficit against Paris Saint-Germain. A young Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe or primed to battle for Football throne for the next decade.

I have decided to take step back and ask the question - which player out of Messi and Ronaldo is the greatest Champions league player of all time? With both men having owned this competition for over a decade. Winning 11 Ballon D’ORs and 9 Champions Leagues since 2006.

We’re not asking who’s is greatest overall footballer is, who’s better to watch, who’s the greatest la Liga player  or international player -  instead looking solely at the UEFA Champions League. Nothing less, nothing more. There will be no hot takes here. Some stats, some facts, some subjectivity...

I breakdown on the podcast in ascending order:

• Medals / Statistics 
• Best games / goals 
• Best teams 
• Who is more likely to win another Champions League 
• Conclusion - The case for and against both players 
• Who’s the UCL GOAT? 

Essential reading / watching:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPgQTAJRzmw - CR7 bicycle kick
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkA5Aw-KN8w - Ronaldo Top 10 CL Goals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8euDZPIbNU - Ronaldo Top 10 Knockout Goals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QLhlBlAZ3s - Messi Top 10 CL Goals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD0IpEgAjco - Messi best Knockout Goals

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I take a look at Brazilian superstar Ronaldinho and remember his career.  Going through his stats, greatest moments and footballing legacy.

Individual Honours:

• 2005 Ballon D'or
• 2x FIFA World Player of the Year
• 2006 UEFA Footballer of the Tear
• 3x UEFA Team of the Year

Team Honours:

• 2002 FIFA World Cup
• 2005 FIFA Confederation Cup
• 2005/2006 UEFA Champions League 
• 2x La Liga 
• 2010/2011 Serie A
• 2012 Copa Libertardos 

Essential reading / watching:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dBz4dTZocg&t=325s - youtube highlight reel the best 14 minutes of your day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WJFFgMHJBE - 2 goals against Real Madrid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z1hK1SL_DU - Champions League highlights (including that outrageous goal against Chelsea)
https://theathletic.co.uk/1830801/2020/05/24/ronaldinho-barcelona-real-madrid-2005/?article_source=search&search_query=ronaldinho - Micheal Cox piece on Ronnie

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I take a look at Brazilian superstar Ronaldinho and remember his career.  Going through his stats, greatest moments and footballing legacy.

Individual Honours:

• 2005 Ballon D'or
• 2x FIFA World Player of the Year
• 2006 UEFA Footballer of the Tear
• 3x UEFA Team of the Year

Team Honours:

• 2002 FIFA World Cup
• 2005 FIFA Confederation Cup
• 2005/2006 UEFA Champions League 
• 2x La Liga 
• 2010/2011 Serie A
• 2012 Copa Libertardos 

Essential reading / watching:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dBz4dTZocg&t=325s - youtube highlight reel the best 14 minutes of your day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WJFFgMHJBE - 2 goals against Real Madrid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z1hK1SL_DU - Champions League highlights (including that outrageous goal against Chelsea)
https://theathletic.co.uk/1830801/2020/05/24/ronaldinho-barcelona-real-madrid-2005/?article_source=search&search_query=ronaldinho - Micheal Cox piece on Ronnie

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Today's podcast its in many people's opinion the greatest player in Premier League history - Thierry Henry.

To quote Ian Wright -  “The Michael Jordan of the Premier League” 

Individual Honours

• 2x PFA Player of the Year (2003,2004 was the first player to win win it back to back)
• 3x FWA Player of the Year (2003,2004,2006)
• 6x PFA Team of the Year
• 2x European Golden Shoe (2003/2004, 2004/2005)
• 4x Premier League Golden Boot 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2006
• 5x UEFA Team of the Year 
• Fnished 2nd in 2003 Ballon d’or 
• Finished 4th in 2004 Ballon d’or 

 Team Honours

• 1x FIFA World Cup 1998
• 1x UEFA Champions League (2008/2009)
• 2x Premier League (2002/2002, 2003/2004)
• 2x La Liga (2008/2009, 2009/2010)
• 2x FA Cup (2001/2002, 2002/2003)
• 1x Copa Del Rey (2008/2009)
• 1x Ligue 1 (1996/1997)
• FIFA World Cup Runners up 2006
• UEFA Champions League runner up 2005-2006 (Lost 2-1 to Barcelona) 

Footballing CV (league appearances for each

• 🇫🇷 Monaco 1994-1999 (105 games, 20 goals) 
• 🇮🇹 Juventus (1999-) (16 games, 3 goals)
• 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Arsenal (1999-2007) (254 games, 174 goals) 
• 🇪🇸 Barcelona (2007-2010) (80 games, 35 goals)
• 🇺🇸 New York Red Bulls (2010-2014) (122 games, 51 goals) 
• 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Arsenal (2012-) (4 games, 1 goals) 

International 

•🇫🇷 France (123 games, 53 goals)

Essential Watching / Reading:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_aJd7nLj1U&t=24s - Best goals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNVl42elQQo - Henry talking about his best goals
https://theathletic.co.uk/2048558/2020/09/09/the-premier-league-60-no-1-thierry-henry/ - The Athletic player profile breakdown

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Today's podcast its in many people's opinion the greatest player in Premier League history - Thierry Henry.

To quote Ian Wright -  “The Michael Jordan of the Premier League” 

Individual Honours

• 2x PFA Player of the Year (2003,2004 was the first player to win win it back to back)
• 3x FWA Player of the Year (2003,2004,2006)
• 6x PFA Team of the Year
• 2x European Golden Shoe (2003/2004, 2004/2005)
• 4x Premier League Golden Boot 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2006
• 5x UEFA Team of the Year 
• Fnished 2nd in 2003 Ballon d’or 
• Finished 4th in 2004 Ballon d’or 

 Team Honours

• 1x FIFA World Cup 1998
• 1x UEFA Champions League (2008/2009)
• 2x Premier League (2002/2002, 2003/2004)
• 2x La Liga (2008/2009, 2009/2010)
• 2x FA Cup (2001/2002, 2002/2003)
• 1x Copa Del Rey (2008/2009)
• 1x Ligue 1 (1996/1997)
• FIFA World Cup Runners up 2006
• UEFA Champions League runner up 2005-2006 (Lost 2-1 to Barcelona) 

Footballing CV (league appearances for each

Today's podcast its in many people's opinion the greatest player in Premier League history - Thierry Henry.

To quote Ian Wright -  “The Michael Jordan of the Premier League” 

Individual Honours

• 2x PFA Player of the Year (2003,2004 was the first player to win win it back to back)
• 3x FWA Player of the Year (2003,2004,2006)
• 6x PFA Team of the Year
• 2x European Golden Shoe (2003/2004, 2004/2005)
• 4x Premier League Golden Boot 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2006
• 5x UEFA Team of the Year 
• Fnished 2nd in 2003 Ballon d’or 
• Finished 4th in 2004 Ballon d’or 

 Team Honours

• 1x FIFA World Cup 1998
• 1x UEFA Champions League (2008/2009)
• 2x Premier League (2002/2002, 2003/2004)
• 2x La Liga (2008/2009, 2009/2010)
• 2x FA Cup (2001/2002, 2002/2003)
• 1x Copa Del Rey (2008/2009)
• 1x Ligue 1 (1996/1997)
• FIFA World Cup Runners up 2006
• UEFA Champions League runner up 2005-2006 (Lost 2-1 to Barcelona) 

Footballing CV (league appearances for each