USMNT star Christian Pulisic picks between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in GOAT debate & names surprise ex-Chelsea teammate as best player he’s ever worked with

The American winger was asked to put some of his favorite players head-to-head in a knockout quiz with GOAL. After naming Ronaldo as the game’s best finisher, the 26-year-old gave Messi’s name when asked who is the best player in the world right now.

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  Pulisic then had to pick between Ronaldo and Messi in the semi-final of the knockout and gave the nod to the Argentine, making clear which side he is on in the constantly-raging debate about which of the two is the greatest of all time.

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    Pulisic was also asked to name the best player he has ever played with, and the ex-Chelsea star duly named N’Golo Kante. He also made sure to mention Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who recently declared himself “the boss” at AC Milan, when pressed for a legend he’d like to play with right now. He even gave Ibrahimovic the nod over Ronaldinho, saying: “Just because I don’t want him to say anything to me.”

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    Ibrahimovic eventually lost out to Figo as the quiz wore on, but Pulisic will hope the Swedish icon will not hold it against him ahead of the Rossoneri’s Serie A clash against Lecce on Friday.