Gerard Pique Shakes Up the Lionel Messi-Cristiano Ronaldo GOAT Debate With An Unexpected Neymar Over CR7 Twist

Fans around the world never get bored with the debate between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Both have dominated soccer in the last decade and a half with personal stats like 1700+ goals together and numerous titles. But the debate saw a new dimension recently when Gerard Pique chose to snub CR7 and choose Neymar! A rather unusual pick by Ronaldo’s ex-teammate Pique may take people by surprise.

The former Spanish player has always admired Neymar. But seems like it has been now taken to another level. Pique in a recent video was seen giving his ‘favorite GOAT’ tag to the Brazilian. With an option given between Neymar and multiple players, the former World Cup winner chose the Al Hilal star over many, except Messi. Shockingly, the list also included Cristiano Ronaldo, whom Pique did not consider, stirring up the GOAT debate.

Most of the soccer fraternity feels that it’s CR7 and La Pulga as the Top 2. More interestingly, Pique even snubbed players like Ronaldinho and Zinedine Zidane over the Brazilian star. Although Zidane may have been Pique’s rival in the past playing for Real Madrid, Ronaldinho is a Barcelona legend who resurrected the team in the mid-2000s. Nevertheless, looks like the Spaniard took the ‘favorite’ part in the question as a main consideration. Meanwhile, Neymar has been noted as a generational talent by many experts.

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The star had made a name for himself, scoring 375 career goals and winning titles like the UEFA Champions League. However, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi’s contributions have been surreal with 13 Ballon d’Ors and 8 UCL titles. Nevertheless, it was Pique’s long-time pal Neymar who trumped CR7 to win the contest.

Neymar snubs Cristiano Ronaldo and chooses friend Pique

Gerard Pique had the honor of playing with all three superstars. He was a teammate of Cristiano Ronaldo for 3 years at Manchester United. But the star’s relationship with Neymar is well known. Pique revealed that he was a good friend of Neymar even after he left FC Barcelona for PSG. The Brazilian has now shown his admiration for Pique by including him in his favorite 7 membered team. Neymar chose Pique and Thiago Silva as his favorite defenders, along with Messi and R9 as attackers sidelining Real Madrid icon, CR7.

This interestingly comes after the news that Neymar will be a part of Pique’s Kings League extending their association. Overall, it looks like Pique still has a bond with his former Barcelona teammate. And the retired defender has chosen to back his former colleagues than the rivals.

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