Messi, Ronaldo are greats even without World Cup trophy in their cabinet
Updated On: 02 July, 2018 01:00 PM IST | Moscow | Kashinath Bhattacharjee
Argentine football legend Alfredo Di Stefano never played in a World Cup, as did England's George Best and Welshman Ryan Giggs

Argentina captain Lionel Messi and Portugal skipper Cristiano Ronaldo
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo remain the Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal of football. Only difference is, they playing a team game, unlike tennis, which is an individual sport!
Argentine football legend Alfredo Di Stefano never played in a World Cup, as did England's George Best and Welshman Ryan Giggs. Meanwhile, Ferenc Puskas, Eusebio, Johan Cruyff, Michel Platini, Zico, Paolo Maldini, Ruud Gullit and Luis Figo among some of the top names in the game, did not win a World Cup. But can anyone question their status as all-time greats?
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