Zidane: 'Cristiano Ronaldo is the greatest footballer of all time!'

After seeing Cristiano Ronaldo picking up the Golden Ball for the fifth time in his career, Real Madrid`s coach, Zinedine Zidane, has declared him the greatest player of all time. `Yes, it is. ` His figures speak enough about this, and about his achievements so far, and for the future, what he can win, said Zidane. `Asked what he would like from the Portuguese number 7, he said, ` I would like him staying with me in Madrid (Madrid) for good, he`s happy in Madrid and I think he`s going to finish his career here, there`s nothing more to talk about, I can not think of any more words, and Cristiano is phenomenal. `that he will continue to make history while playing football. And he will probably try to achieve with Real and his national team what he has not succeeded in. Zidane himself was the number one player in the world in 1998 when he took France to the world title. Asked to compare himself to Cristiano, the former French midfielder said with a smile:`Oh, I`m definitely better, ha-ha-ha, you know what I think, he`s a mile better than me, but I also had a poor career.

Zidane spoke before Sevilla`s visit to the Primera Liga, hinting at a security crunch. The two teams have 28 points and three of the main central defenders are missing: Sergio Ramos, Dani Carvajal and Rafael Varan due to injuries and penalties, and Jesus Vallejo who trains with the first team but plays for the duplicate is recovering from an injury. Varan, who was out of play during the Borussia (Dortmund) weekend in the Champions League, has the slightest trauma and will travel with the Andalusian team. Gareth Bale continues to heal and not only relegates to the match by footballcapper with Sevilla, but there is no clarity and will be able to recover for the World Club Championship.