Kevin-Prince Boateng gives definitive answer to Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi debate

Jamie Carragher has compared Mohamed Salah's Africa Cup of Nations penalty shootout decision to Cristiano Ronaldo's against Spain for Portugal.

Manchester United are reportedly eyeing Arsenal target Alexander Isak as Cristiano Ronaldo's potential replacement.Signing Ronaldo last summer was always going to be a short-term solution to the Red Devils' hunt for a striker, with the five-time Ballon d'Or winner now 37 years old.It might be even shorter than planned, though, because a season without silverware or Champions League qualification could see him depart this summer.If that were to happen, then The Mirror claim United could make a move for 22-year-old Isak, who has been heavily linked with Mikel Arteta's side to fill their gap for a new frontman. It's reported that United are keen on the Real Sociedad forward, but so are their Premier League rivals Chelsea.The Gunners now seem to have company in the race for the man seen as an alternative to Erling Haaland, who has looked set to move to Real Madrid but could now be up for grabs.They decided against making an offer for him in the January transfer window as his La Liga owners are only interested in selling for his £75m release clause.Would United be better off with Isak than Ronaldo? Let us know in the comments section.Isak's contract runs until 2026, which means Sociedad have no reason to cash in for any less than that fee.The Sweden international, who already has 31 caps for his country, has registered eight goals and two assists in 26 appearances for his club this season.Despite the rumour mill going into overdrive when he was spotted in London last month, Isak is remaining focused on his football.He told Mundo Deportivo: "I am not talking about other clubs.

FA Cup loss to Middlesbrough to declare life a "rollercoaster".The Man United forward missed a penalty in the first half which would have put his side ahead before Jadon Sancho netted to give the Red Devils the lead at Old Trafford.But Matt Crooks levelled after the ball appeared to strike Duncan Watmore's hand before he crossed for the equaliser and the match finished 1-1 after extra-time.That led to the match going to penalties, where 19-year-old Anthony Elnaga missed the crucial spot-kick to knock United out of the competiton.Ronaldo was seen with an arm around Elanga as they left the pitch at Old Trafford, and the Portuguese superstar has now broken his silence following the loss.Sharing a post on Instagram on Saturday night, Cristiano shared a photo from his birthday celebrations after he turned 37 the day after the FA Cup defeat.In the photo, Ronaldo is seen alongside partner Georgina Rodriguez and a "CR7" birthday cake.The Portugal international referred to "hard work, high speed, urgent goals, demanding expectations", but appears to have put the FA Cup loss behind him as he shared the things he think "make it all worth it". Have your say! Where will Manchester United finish in the Premier League this season? Let us know in the comments below... In the post he wrote: "Life is a roller coaster.

talkSport: "I got slated for saying this about Cristiano Ronaldo before, that he’s come in and taken all the attention away from what Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was doing. "I’m not saying that he’s not going to score you goals, he scores a bag of goals, but was he the right thing for Man United? Was he the right thing for that team?"The evidence shows, and not even just from tonight, but going on everything that has happened since he came in, Man United still have not gone to the next level."I’m not saying it’s just Ronaldo’s fault – a lot of things have happened – but he is part of the problem too."Obviously you’re going to look for Ronaldo but I don’t know whether he can lead by example anymore.

Jamie Carragher couldn’t resist the urge to aim a dig at Roy Keane after Manchester United were knocked out of the FA Cup.

the Daily Mail, a close family member confirmed to the publication that she has welcomed her second child with husband Jason Statham. The Mirror has contacted Rosie's reps for comment. The 34-year-old model hinted that she would soon be giving birth a week ago after sharing several photos of her large baby bump in a nude-coloured dress.

Cristiano Ronaldo's partner Georgina Rodriguez is the star of Netflix's newest reality documentary series. "I Am Georgina," which premiered Jan. 27 on Netflix worldwide, gave viewers a look at the woman behind the scenes.  The Manchester United soccer star and Rodriguez began a relationship in 2016.The couple, who have a child together, Alana Martina, announced they were expecting twins in October.  In addition to the children he shares with Rodriguez, Ronaldo has twins born via surrogate, Mateo and Eva Marie, along with his son Cristiano Jr.

Bruno Fernandes has been slammed by furious Manchester United fans after missing an open goal in the club’s defeat by Middlesbrough in the FA Cup on Friday night. United were dumped out of the competition in the fourth round after losing 8-7 on penalties to the Championship side following a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford.

Lionel Messi after claiming that winning FIFA's The Best award is "more important" than winning the Ballon d'Or.Messi narrowly pipped Lewandowski to a record seventh Ballon d'Or title back in November despite a sizeable proportion of fans believing the Polish striker had done enough to win.Instead, Lewandowski was crowned FIFA's The Best Men's Player last month, with Messi coming in second."I have been thinking lately and I have come to the conclusion that the FIFA award is more important," the Bayern Munich star told a Polish magazine, as per Marca."Only journalists vote for the Ballon d'Or, there is no clear verification.

Cristiano Ronaldo missed with a useless penalty against Middlesbrough on Friday night and appeared to immediately find an excuse for his error.The Manchester United forward was unable to give his side the lead from 12 yards in their FA Cup fourth round tie with the Championship club at Old Trafford.United were awarded a penalty in the 18th minute after the returning Paul Pogba was fouled inside the area by Boro full-back Anfernee Dijksteel.Luckily for Ronaldo, who turns 37 on Saturday, Jadon Sancho opened the scoring just minutes later as he impressively bagged his third goal for the club.Having taken on the penalty responsibility, Ronaldo uncharacteristically missed the target completely with his spot-kick.Following a brief wait as referee Anthony Taylor ensured Joe Lumley stayed on his goal-line, the Portuguese striker dragged the ball wide of the keeper's right-hand post.Lumley had gone the right way, although it is unknown whether he would have saved Ronaldo's fiercely struck shot had it been on target.Immediately after missing, Ronaldo appeared to look at the turf around the penalty spot, as if that had been the reason for his miss.Was the pitch to blame for Cristiano Ronaldo's penalty miss? Let us know in the comments section below.However, those watching at home were not convinced the pitch was to blame and fans quickly took to social media to mock Ronaldo.One fan tweeted: “Ronaldo slices a penalty. Ronaldo looks at the turf on the penalty spot.

Manchester United fans couldn’t quite believe their eyes after seeing Cristiano Ronaldo miss from the penalty spot.

Chelsea star was not selected for the Atlas Lions' recent African Cup of Nation squad due to an ongoing dispute with national team head coach Vahid Halilhodzic.The North African nation tumbled at the quarter-final stage of the competition, losing 2-1 after extra-time to a Mohamed Salah-inspired Egypt.When quizzed on where it all went wrong, Morocco's manager stood by his decision to snub Ziyech, categorically ruling out any chance of the wing wizard returning to the national team fold."The players I have selected are the best in the country," Halilhodzic told reporters in the aftermath of Morocco's AFCON exit. "I don't select a player who can unbalance the group."Not even if his name is Lionel Messi.

Middlesbrough centre-back Dael Fry is relishing the prospect of facing Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo in the FA Cup fourth-round on Friday evening.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have secured their legacies as two of football’s greatest-ever players. But when it comes to free-kicks, the superstar duo cannot claim to have the same level of dominance.A statistical ranking of the top goalscorers from direct free-kicks has revealed that neither of football’s global icons have made it into the top three, although Ronaldo and Messi are as close as ever in terms of their contributions.Ronaldo has scored just one direct free-kick from his last 90 attempts, dating back to the 2017-18 season when he was at Real Madrid.Barcelona legend Messi, now at Paris Saint-Germain, has been more prolific with a dead ball situation, scoring eight times since the start of the 2019-20 campaign.Seven-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi, 34, can hang his hat on the half-century of free kicks he has whipped over the wall in his illustrious career.

Lionel Messi was finally able to don his iconic No.10 shirt for the first time since his summer switch to PSG on Monday night.The French giants faced off against OGC Nice in a Coupe de France clash on Monday night.And with competition rules stating that all players in the starting XI have to line up in shirts numbered between 1 and 11 with substitutes not permitted to wear a shirt number over 25.That bizarre rule, plus Neymar's absence, opened the door for Messi to wear his favoured digits once again.But his joy was short-lived after PSG were sent crashing out of the competition on penalties in a humbling defeat.Mauricio Pochettino's side were unable to find a way past Nice, with the scores level at 0-0 in Paris.Messi did, at least, notch his penalty to fire PSG into an early lead in the shootout.

Jadon Sancho has been told he needs to learn from Cristiano Ronaldo if he is to succeed at Manchester United.

For a player who scored so many goals, won so many trophies and was so brilliant for so long, the brilliance of Wayne Rooney is often forgotten.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s stunning £17million car collection in a tour of his luxury mansion.The Manchester United star’s partner Georgina Rodriguez recently launched a new Netflix docuseries titled ‘I am Georgina’, in which cameras were given access to film around the couple’s £5million Madrid pad.Their huge garage appeared in various snippets across the show, where mood lighting, car company logs and glossy flooring made for every motorist’s dream.Perfectly lined up were the five-time Ballon d’Or winner’s spectacular array of some of the greatest and rarest cars around, which were enough to make your average supercar collector gawk.On one end was Ronaldo’s Bugatti Chiron worth £2.15million, with the 260mph car having been bought back in 2017 alongside some promos he did for the company.Next to that was his £500,000 Ferrari 599 GTO followed by a £750,000 McLaren Senna, one of only 500 models, which the Portugal captain bought in 2019.Continuing the line-up round the garage was his Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe bought in 2008 during his first stint at United, and a £330,000 Rolls-Royce Cullinan.Which one of Cristiano Ronaldo's cars is your favourite? Let us know in the comments section.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.And that's it, job done.

Manchester United have been accused of not having enough big personalities in their squad.

Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed that he will not be pressuring his son to play football as he grows older.

New Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic has played down the importance of taking the No7, previously worn by Cristiano Ronaldo, after securing his move from Fiorentina.