2022-06-12
Leo Messi y Cristiano Ronaldo they are the only players who have dominated the world of football for the last 15 years. In all this time many young people have been compared to them, but the reality is different. There is still no one who can be measured at the level of these two legends.
The star who wants to leave Benzema without the Ballon d’Or: ”I want to win it”.
However, there is a former player who assures that he was able to compete with both stars, but that he was not interested in doing so. It is the case of Wesley Sneijder.
The Dutchman went through clubs like Real Madrid, Inter de Milan and was considered in 2010 as one of the best footballers in the world following winning everything with the Italian team and reaching the World Cup final.
In a dialogue with the journalist Gianluca di Marzio, Sneijder It was clear: ”I might have become like Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo. I just didn’t feel like it.”
The former midfielder, who retired from the courts in 2019, explains that he had the quality of Messi y CR7but not the professional commitment, although he does not regret anything.
“I enjoyed my life, maybe I had a glass of wine at dinner. Leo and Cristiano are different, they have made many sacrifices. And that seems fine to me. My career, however, continued to be amazing,” she noted.
Problems in your private life
In May of this year, Sneijder He had already confessed his taste for the good life and the problems that this caused him. “When I was well I went out a couple of times with my colleagues and other friends, but at that time I was not well with my family and if you have problems in your private life, you look for other things to help you. When you leave your wife and you see that your son is not as close to you as before, it is very difficult to carry, ”he commented.
After leaving the Ajaxwhere he played between 2002 and 2007, the Dutchman went to play for Real Madrid between 2007 and 2009, but without pain or glory. It was with him Inter of Mourinho where Wesley he showed his potential by winning Serie A and the Champions League. His last years were spent in Turkey with the Galatasaray.
