Those who know Ronald de Boer
have probably already heard about his twin brother, Frank de Boer. Both
players had a very similar career, starting on Ajax and then
adventuring themselves in Barcelona, Glasgow Rangers and a couple of
Arabian clubs. Ronald had a total of 67 appearances for the Netherlands,
on which he scored in 13 different occasions between 1993 and 2003. In a
chat with ESPN Star, the Dutchman shared his view about the epic battle
between Ronaldo and Lionel Messi for FIFA's "Best Player in the World"
award, a trophy that is precisely embodied in the Balon d'Or.
Ronald
de Boer: "Having in mind what Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi keep
doing at the high-level, I see no other possibility than giving the FIFA
Balon d'Or to both of them! I'm not neglecting the fact that they both
benefit a lot from having players such as Xavi, Iniesta, Ozil or Xabi
Alonso near them, but they do deserve all the praise they have been
receiving", pointed out the Dutchman.
Still
in many people's minds is the last Clasico at the Camp Nou, where both
Ronaldo and Messi unsurprisingly became the center figures of an
exciting match. The former Barcelona midfielder confessed his happiness
in seeing the two best players in the World playing their part in the
game and in such a proeminent manner.
Ronald
de Boer: "I really enjoyed seeing both Messi and Ronaldo hitting the
back of the net twice at the last Clasico. They don't get tired of
impressing the World, week after week. However, I do think that Lionel
Messi is the best football player to have ever played this game...",
claimed the former Barcelona midfielder, just before defending the idea
that the Spanish League is still far from being decided at such an early
stage of the season and despite the big 8 points gap between Barcelona
and Real Madrid.
Ronald
de Boer: "It's definitely too soon to say that Barcelona are going to
be crowned champions at the end of the season. I'm not denying this has
been a great start for the club, but there are so many unpredictable
things occuring throughout the year, such as injuries or a slump in
form, that no one can tell who's going to win the league at this stage.
Barcelona is yet to have a bad period this year and that is likely to
happen sooner or later, even though the pressure is all on Real Madrid
by now. In any case, we can clearly say that the Spanish League is still
an open race", remarked Ronald de Boer when finishing his interview.
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