How fans reacted to Cristiano Ronaldo winning 'Player of the Century' instead of Leo Messi

Juventus ace Cristia Ronaldo has h a scintillating run of form in calendar year 2020, winning Serie A title previous season, netting 44 times in all. five-time Ballon d'Or winner received a major setback when he lost out to Bayern Munich superstar Robert  Lewandowski at FIFA Best Awards. However, he w rounds off his year after being crowned Player Of Century at Globe Soccer Awards, ahe of his arch-rival and Barcelona captain Lionel Messi. 

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Cristia Ronaldo's decorated career stats 

Ever since his rise at Manchester United, Ronaldo has gone on to win almost every major accole at club level, while also winning Euro 2016 with Portugal. His legacy was crowned by five Ballon d'Or titles, while also winning an equal number of Champions League titles. 

He has netted 756 career goals, one goal shy of equalling Brazilian football great Pele's record. All-time official goalscorer Josef Bican netted 759 goals in his decorated career. And former Real Mrid superstar might be keen on overtaking him in a couple of games. Most recently, he was included in France Football Dream team of all-time greats, occupying left flank. 

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Cristia Ronaldo Player of Century debate emerges 

Ronaldo's scintillating career was ordained during Globe Soccer Awards, which was hosted on Sunday in Dubai, UAE. Following voting from fans, Portuguese forward was crowned Player Of Century, beating his arch-rival Messi. Argentina international and Ronaldo have gone neck to neck for more than a dece.

With Player Of Century accole, debate over who deserved it more has re-emerged, more so Lionel Messi vs Cristia Ronaldo debate with fans throwing out stats of two footballing legends. Social media has been abuzz ever since top hour for 35-year-old, with fans tweeting about same. 

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Cristia Ronaldo 'happy' with  recognition 

Ronaldo took to Instagram to express his thoughts on winning accole. He said, "Couldn’t be happier with tonight’s award! As I’m about to celebrate my 20th year as a professional footballer, Globe Soccer Player Of Century is a recognition that I receive with so much joy and pride! Once again, great Gala tonight in Dubai at such an amazing place as Burj Khalifa."

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Im courtesy: Globe Soccer Awards Twitter