Cristiano Ronaldo has expressed that he has never experienced any negative feelings towards Lionel Messi, highlighting that Messi has always shown him kindness and that their competition was solely professional.
Ronaldo made the following remarks during a media interaction:
I have never had a bad relationship with Messi. On the contrary, we shared the awards stage for 15 years and we always got along very well.
I even remember sometimes I used to translate for him what they said in English. It was funny.
He always treated me well. Obviously, he defended his club and I defended mine; he defended his national team and I defended mine.
Softfootball reports that this statement aims to inform football fans that the rivalry between Ronaldo and Messi is confined to the field. Over the years, fans have engaged in disputes over who deserves the title of the greatest of all time, often leading to friction between different supporter groups.
