<p><strong><a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/cristiano-ronaldo" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Cristiano Ronaldo</a>’s most recent interview has sparked major controversy, as</strong> <strong>several of his statements did not sit well with soccer fans and experts</strong>, who deemed them inappropriate. One of the most vocal critics was Liverpool legend <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/jamie-carragher" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jamie Carragher</a>, who played 739 games for the club.<strong> Carragher did not hold back, delivering a strong message in response to Ronaldo’s comments.</strong></p>



<p><em>“It’s embarrassing…<strong>he’s one of the greats and he doesn’t have to do interviews every month to say it himself.</strong> All the interviews are pre-planned and you know the questions he will be asked.<strong> It’s ridiculous that he let his friends pressure him to say these things,”</strong> </em>Jamie Carragher told Amazon Prime. </p>



<p>For Liverpool legend, Jamie Carragher, Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the best players in history, but he says <strong>it is embarrassing to be saying it in interviews as the fans are the ones who need to recognize it, not him stating it.</strong> Nevertheless, Cristiano is definitely on the top tier list of the greatest soccer players of soccer history.</p>



<p>Jamie Carragher did not hesitate to compare Cristiano Ronaldo’s attitude to that of <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/lionel-messi" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>Lionel Messi</strong></a> when addressing questions about greatness: <em><strong>“I’ve seen Messi’s interviews and he always only talks about his family, his clubs past and present and the national team,</strong>”</em> said Jamie on Amazon Prime, implying that Messi avoids self-promotion.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><div><figure class="image"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="559" src="https://media.bolavip.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/10194219/jamie-carragher-1024x559-1024x559.webp" alt="jamie-carragher" class="wp-image-333266" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px"></figure></div><figcaption>Jamie Carragher is seen presenting for CBS prior to the UEFA Champions League round of 16 leg two match between Manchester City and RB Leipzig at Etihad Stadium on March 14, 2023 in Manchester, England. </figcaption></figure>



<p>Interestingly, <strong>both Cristiano Ronaldo and Pele have publicly declared themselves the greatest players in history, while neither Messi nor Diego Maradona ever made such claims, </strong>demonstrating a different approach and respect for other soccer legends.</p>


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<h2>Has Cristiano Ronaldo earned the right to claim to be the best player in the history of soccer?</h2>



<p><strong>Even if many fans and soccer experts dislike Cristiano Ronaldo repeatedly declaring himself the greatest player in history, he has earned the right to do so. </strong>With 923 career goals, his evolution from an explosive left winger to a lethal striker has been remarkable. What’s even more impressive is that <strong>Cristiano scored more goals between ages 30-40 than he did from 20-30, proving his ability to adapt and evolve as a player.</strong></p>



<h2>Lionel Messi sent a strong message to Jamie Carragher after a criticism made by former Liverpool player</h2>



<p><strong>Despite openly admiring Lionel Messi’s game, Jamie Carragher once had a surprising exchange with the Argentine star</strong>. In 2021, after Messi signed with Paris Saint-Germain, Carragher criticized the move, suggesting it was not a smart decision by the French club. Shortly after, <strong>the former Liverpool defender revealed that Messi sent him a direct message on Instagram, calling him “Donkey” in response to his comments.</strong></p>



<p>The unexpected exchange became a viral anecdote, proving that even the usually reserved Messi is not immune to criticism.<strong> At the time, Lionel Messi was already coming under constant criticism from Parisian fans and perhaps he did not take that criticism very well. </strong></p>



<p>However, Jamie responded to him in a surprising way<em>: <strong>“I absolutely love you, the best player of all time </strong>and compared to you I was a donkey. I accept that</em>.” <strong>For Jamie it all remained an amusing anecdote.&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></p>


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<p>Liverpool legend <strong><a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/jamie-carragher" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jamie Carragher</a></strong> does his job on Sky Sports and in America on CBS Sports. He can be at times an insightful or cringe pundit. Carragher has recently revealed that even <strong><a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/lionel-messi" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lionel Messi</a></strong> himself was upset with him and sent him a private DM <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/lionel-messi-refused-to-go-on-panel-show-because-of-one-former-liverpool-defender-20231130-BUS-88811.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">calling him a “moron”.</a></p>



<p>Messi even refused to partake in a CBS Sports segment once he signed with Inter Miami, according to the CBS Sports team, because Jamie Carragher was on the panel after Carragher criticizing PSG in the UEFA Champions League when Messi played in France.</p>



<p>Now Carragher was forced to answer back at Manchester City manager <strong>Josep Guardiola</strong>, after the Spanish manager took a jab at the television pundits over City’s recent dip in form.</p>



<h2>Josep Guardiola vs Jamie Carragher</h2>



<p>In a press conference the often-contained Guardiola did not mince words on those who give opinions on active soccer players and said of the new age pundits,<em> “They know how difficult it is [to win the Premier League four times in a row]. Neville, Micah Richards… never, ever. And then Jamie Carragher didn’t win one once”.</em></p>


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<p>The swipe at Carragher comes after the former England defender made his point about City having a difficult run. Carragher answered back by stating, <em>“I think I’d have probably won one if Liverpool were owned by a nation state, and pushed the rules so far that the Premier League charged us 115 times!”.</em></p>


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Pep Guardiola and Jamie Carragher take pop shots at each other in media war

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<p><strong>CBS Sports</strong> coverage of the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/champions-league" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Champions League</a> is to be commended, with a great panel that features Clint Dempsey, Thierry Henry, Charlie Davies, the ever-funny Micah Richards, and the great hosting duties of Kate Abdo.<br></p>



<p>But one panel member, who has great insight, has now become infamous and that is former Liverpool defender <strong>Jamie Carragher</strong>. According to Abdo, CBS Sports once <strong><a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/lionel-messi" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lionel Messi </a></strong>signed and began playing with <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/inter-miami" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Inter Miami</a>, extended an invitation to join the panel, but the World Cup winner refused.<br></p>



<p>According to Abdo, Messi stated he would<strong> “not be on a show that Jamie Carragher is on.” </strong>The reason why stems from January 2022 when Carragher was very critical of PSG, it irritated Messi so much the Argentine or his people actually DMed Carragher.</p>



<h2>Why did Lionel Messi DM Jamie Carragher?<br></h2>


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<p>Jamie Carragher stated that PSG could not win the Champions League with Messi, Neymar, and Mbappé playing together, according to the former England international a few weeks later he saw his phone and got a direct message from Messi.<br></p>



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<div class="ck-twitter"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">“I got a message and I was like ‘that can’t be him…’”<a href="https://twitter.com/Carra23?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Carra23</a> reveals why Lionel Messi was in his DMs? 😂 👀 <a href="https://t.co/Mx15V5bGBp">pic.twitter.com/Mx15V5bGBp</a></p>— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) <a href="https://twitter.com/CBSSportsGolazo/status/1704564787936457173?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 20, 2023</a></blockquote></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<p><strong>Messi responded “burro” which in Argentine dialect means “moron” or “idiot”, </strong>Carragher at the time stated, <em>“Is it Spanish that they speak, Argentinians? I’m just going to say the word he called me, I don’t understand, a ‘burro’. What does that mean?”</em><br></p>



<h2>Messi’s response to CBS Sports<br></h2>



<p>While covering the day’s Champions League matches Abdo stated, <em>“You know we made an official invitation extended to Inter Miami, and we asked him to come on the show.</em><br></p>



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<div class="ck-twitter"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jamie Carragher on Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo:<br><br>“There was never a discussion and Ronaldo was not close in any way to Messi. Ronaldo is one of the greatest goalscorers in history, but Messi is the greatest player in history.”<br><br> <a href="https://t.co/piwjXx1etd">pic.twitter.com/piwjXx1etd</a></p>— MC (@CrewsMat10) <a href="https://twitter.com/CrewsMat10/status/1730011576214626342?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 29, 2023</a></blockquote></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<p><em><strong>“Do you know what the official response was? Apparently, Lionel Messi will not be doing any television shows that Jamie Carragher is a part of.”</strong></em><br></p>



<p>As the panel laughed Carragher opened up about the famed DM, <em>“From the man himself. I will not be showing private messages, but he basically called me a donkey.”</em><br></p>


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<p><em>“I was coming home from a game, I got a message and was like ‘that can’t be him, must be a fake account’. Then I looked and it came from (Messi) and he told me his opinion. I had to Google and translate (the message) because I didn’t have a clue what he sent me. “I just said ‘thanks for your opinion’. The next night he was crowned the Ballon d’Or winner, so I replied saying ‘congratulations’. He saw the message and didn’t reply.”</em></p>



<p>Carragher has been a long time pundit since hanging up his boots, he has had some wild takes, but his biggest claim to fame might just be that Lionel Messi DMed him and later ghosted him. </p>


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