LUIS SUAREZ still believes Lionel Messi is better than Cristiano Ronaldo – even after his team-mates Copa America heartbreak.
The Barcelona superstar announced his retirement from international football after failing to lead Argentina to glory this summer.
Arch rival Ronaldo helped Portugal to the Euro 2016 final but Suarez still reckons Messi’s club achievements set him apart from the Real Madrid talisman.
Suarez said: “It is true that [Ronaldo] won those trophies but for me there is no question that Leo is the best player in the world.
“Whether or not he wins that prize he is the best player by far. He has more of an effect on the game that anyone one else.
“He couldn’t win a title [the Copa America] with Argentina but he has won so many titles with Barcelona and I think that he deserves the Ballon d’Or.”
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Messi is currently on holiday recovering after the Copa America final in which he missed a penalty in the shoot-out as Chile went on to lift the trophy.
A distraught Messi then announced he would no longer play for his country after years of failing to win anything with them.
But Ronaldo was part of the Portugal side that shocked the world by beating France 1-0 in extra-time of the Euro 2016 final.
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