For years, the biggest question in world soccer was whether <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/lionel-messi">Lionel Messi</a> or <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/cristiano-ronaldo">Cristiano Ronaldo</a> was the best player on the planet. Especially when the Argentine star shone for <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/barcelona">Barcelona</a> while the Portuguese played for Real Madrid.



Even now, when both are spending their sunset years outside Europe, they continue to be subject of comparisons. With Messi in MLS and Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia, people now debate <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/mls-vs-saudi-league-messi-ronaldo-and-the-10-most-expensive-players-in-each-league-20230726-BUS-35920.html">which league is better</a>.



Either way, the question on who was the better player used to be so popular that even other colleagues had to answer it. A former Barca player, in fact, claims the Catalan club forced him to lie by saying Messi was the No. 1 when he thought that tag belonged to Ronaldo.



<h2>Kevin-Prince Boateng says he always thought Ronaldo, not Messi, was the world’s best</h2>



In an appearance on Rio Ferdinand’s VIBE with FIVE podcast, Kevin-Prince Boateng claimed Barcelona made him lie after joining the club by claiming Messi was the best player on Earth.



“I remember that when I arrived in Barcelona they immediately asked me who the best player in the world was. I had to say it was Lionel Messi, I lied. It was one of the biggest lies of my life,” he said, via the Daily Mail. “Normally I always tell the truth, but I lied because it was the only way to wear the Barcelona shirt. I always supported Real Madrid when I was a teenager. I love Cristiano Ronaldo. But they told me I had to say that, otherwise I wouldn’t play.”



The former Ghana international joined the Spanish side in January 2019 on loan from Sassuolo and made only five appearances for the Blaugrana, celebrating the LaLiga title in his short stint with the club.


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<h2>Who has more Ballon d’Ors, Messi or Ronaldo?</h2>



Lionel Messi holds the record for being the most successful player in Ballon d’Or history, with seven prizes to his name. Cristiano Ronaldo, on the other hand, won the award on five occasions.

The former Barcelona player who 'lied' by saying Messi, not Ronaldo, was the world's best

Former Barcelona player says he lied by saying the world's best was Messi, not Ronaldo - Bolavip US

Former Barcelona player says he had to lie and say the world's best was Messi, not Ronaldo

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Kevin-Prince Boateng has had an amazing <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/the-world-cup-experienced-national-teams-that-will-not-be-in-qatar-2022-20220202-0019.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">soccer</a> career, one which has seen him play for 14 clubs and the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/aubameyang-gabon-teammates-diagnosed-with-cardiac-lesions-at-afcon-after-recovering-from-covid-20220114-0038.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ghana national team</a>. Boateng has also been active on life off the pitch as he is a big music fan and enjoys choreography and singing.
When <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/usmnt-brenden-aaronsons-value-souring-amid-interest-from-leeds-united-and-ac-milan-20220221-0007.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AC Milan</a> won the Serie A title in 2010/11 he famously performed Michael Jackson’s Moonwalk in front of 88,000 fans at the San Siro. Now Boateng is ready to try his luck at television and he is joining forces with a Hollywood heavyweight to do it, Sylvester Stallone.
According to reports Sylvester Stallone and Boateng have known each other for some time and are interested in doing a project that will see both of them star in some capacity to do a story based on the life of the former World Cup star.
<h2>What is Kevin-Prince Boateng and Sylvester Stallone working on?</h2>
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According to Boateng the project would involve both and be based on Boateng’s life but not focused on soccer. “We are considering Stallone as the narrator and that we both take on small roles. We want to show the pain and wounds it takes to be successful”, Boateng stated in an interview.
The former Ghana international and the actor have “a friendship (that) has developed with him, and I am working on a TV series that is inspired by my life, but not about football”, Boateng stated.
Stallone is no stranger with working with big time soccer stars he starred alongside Pele in the famous soccer movie, Escape to Victory in 1981, which also included soccer stars, Bobby Moore, Osvaldo Ardiles, Werner Roth, and Hallvar Thoresen.
 
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