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Former Brazilian international Deco is one of the few people on the planet who has had the pleasure of playing on the same team as Lionel Messi and Ronaldinho. So when he says that Ronaldinho had more talent than Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, we are forced to take him more seriously than we would almost any other person in the world.

Gareth Bale says he doesn’t listen to Cristiano Ronaldo’s advice on free-kicks, and we gotta say that we fully support this decision.

Bale has scored two free-kicks at Euro 2016 so far, and when asked if his success could be due to advice Ronaldo gave him, Bale had this to say: "No, not really. I do it my way. I like my own style.”

Well he’s never lacking for confidence, is he? Cristiano Ronaldo, the 31-year-old Real Madrid and Portugal forward has come out and said he believes he has been the best player of the past 20 years. 

Ronaldo has long held that he believes he can play at the highest level for years to come, despite being on the wrong side of 30, and his latest statements allude a belief that what he has yet to accomplish will prove that he has been the best player of the past two decades.

Diego Maradona’s verbal influence has only increased since the heights of his playing days — the cult of his personality dictating that many give credence to his ill-thought-out claims. On Thursday, Maradona should’ve put his foot in his mouth once again when discussing the leadership qualities of his Argentine compatriot, Lionel Messi.

Security at Euro 2016 is of the utmost importance to France and the tournament’s organizers, but the reality of today’s age means that the risk of a terrorist threat at the competition remains very real. Portugal, because of the global stature of Cristiano Ronaldo, have been identified as one of the more high-risk teams, and their coach Fernando Santos acknowledged the threat after his side’s friendly defeat to England on Thursday.  

Arsene Wenger is going to be retiring as the manager of Arsenal at some point. I would guess that if he wins the title this next season, it will be his last. And when he does go the game will lose one of the greatest minds, and souls, to ever grace it.

In the interview you are about to watch, Wenger talks a lot about the mind and the soul; how a great manager has to have more than just good ideas, but the courage to stand up for what he believes in as well. 

Cristiano Ronaldo has made it very clear that he would like to stay at Real Madrid for the rest of his career. 

The Real Madrid star has been linked to a number of different clubs throughout his career, with few destinations proving to be too unrealistic to merit speculation. MLS was a reported possibility, as well as Manchester United, PSG, and even the Chinese Super League.