Real Madrid player Toni Kroos appears to have performed a stark U-turn in the ongoing greatest debate between Cristiano Ronaldo and World Cup winner Lionel Messi.
Ronaldo and Messi are generally regarded as all-time greats and, perhaps, the two best players to have ever laced up football boots. However, by finally getting his hands on the golden trophy this Sunday afternoon, has Argentina captain Messi ended that age-old comparison?
Manchester United was home to Ronaldo for two spells before his acrimonious departure last month. After opting to leave for the first time in 2009, the five-time Ballon d'Or winner signed for Real - and somehow managed to scale even greater heights there than he managed across six initial seasons at Old Trafford.
