The ongoing feud between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi as to who is the best player in the world has went on for nearly a decade now with both players lighting up football in their own distinctive style, but has this Brazilian hero's choice for his favourite player at the moment came from a dislike of Argentina or the truth...

World Cup winner and footballing legend Pele has claimed that Cristiano Ronaldo is definitely the best player in the world.

The Real Madrid superstar has been in sensational form over the past year and has won the European Championships with Portugal and the Spanish Primera Division and Champions League at club level with Los Blancos.

Throughout his career, he has been involved in a professional feud with Barcelona's Lionel Messi with the duo having won the last nine Ballon d'Or titles between them, but Pele thinks that it is CR7 who is the greatest on the planet.

"I think today there’s no doubt the best player, the best scorer, the best forward, is Cristiano Ronaldo" the 76-year-old recently told Spanish newspaper, AS.

A couple of years ago Pele was actually tasked with presenting the Ballon d'Or award and as usual the two main contenders were Ronaldo and Messi, and it seems that he was delighted with the final result having presented the former with the title.

"Two years ago I gave the [Ballon d'Or] trophy to him and it was an honour for me"