Is Messi undisputably the best. I thought many also believed Cristiano Ronaldo was. I have seen both play but dont follow much European football anymore.
Federer is more dominant in tennis than Messi is in soccer. Very few athletes were more dominant than Federer(ie Gretzky, Rice)
it isnt possible to be better than lionel messi at football,We all know Federer was a football prodigy before playing tennis, do you think he would've been a GOAT player had he chose to play football? Better than Lionel Messi?
Is Messi undisputably the best. I thought many also believed Cristiano Ronaldo was. I have seen both play but dont follow much European football anymore.
Who is this Ronaldo?
What about the reverse question , would messi be better than feddi if he chose to play tennis.
If Federer chose soccer over tennis at the age of 8 it's just as likely that he'd be a decent accountant at this age as it is that he'd be a serviceable professional soccer player, much less one of the best.
Federer and nadal will rule whatever they are in, strong personalities.
This. I swear a small minority of Fed fans think he's a deity and could fly if he wanted to.
The chances of Roger being a pro footballer are tiny - the chances of him being better than the best player in the world are so infinitessimally small that they might as well be zero.
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Messi's balance and close control are out of this world so no Federer wouldn't be close. Messi is in the top 5 players of all time.
Oh yeah? And what if when federer was 10, I told you that this guy will:
- be top 10.
- win 1 major.
- win 17 majors.
Can you tell me the odds on each one of those?
Federer/nadal/murray/djokovic all have very good builds for football. Ultimately we will never know but the amount of coordination/footwork needed for tennis would be handy in football.
I dont know if you watched the interview with peter schmeichel on the atp site but he said that nowadays the football coaches have realised that the best sport to do in conjunction with football is tennis and a lot of players even at the pro level are encouraged to play tennis. i know for a fact that ronaldo absolutely loves tennis.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZOPi0LVXbs
INB4 yanks calls it soccer.. idiots.
Isn't it Humbalito?
This. I swear a small minority of Fed fans think he's a deity and could fly if he wanted to.
The chances of Roger being a pro footballer are tiny - the chances of him being better than the best player in the world are so infinitessimally small that they might as well be zero.
As far as I'm aware, the only member of the top 4 who was anywhere near being a pro footballer was Murray, who was offered trials with Glasgow Rangers at age 14 - and it's almost certain that he wouldn't have made it as a pro footballer either.
Zidane's better and more beautiful to watch.
Zinedane Zidane is the best player of our generation.. Too good
I would any day prefer Messi over Ronaldo
What a ridiculous thread !
At first I thought it is a joke thread and I really can't believe that there are people who think that Roger can be a great soccer star as if it's just that easy. How can someone assume that just coz a guy is good in Tennis means he can play something else also.. Really silly
I never knew that Murray used to play Football. Murray playing football reminds me of Peter Crouch..
Of the topic, but I always used to like English Football. Always supported their national team. Gary Linekar, Paul Gascoigne, Alan Shearer, David Beckham, Steven Gerrard, Michael Owen, all my faves..
You cannot be serious!
Fed would make a great cricket player
One World Cup win (1998), Euro win (2000), one World Cup final (2006), what more you expect from a guy? Imagine France without him in all those tourneys
Let Messi and Ronaldo win titles for their national team first, titles as in not premier league ones, the BIG ones..
To be fair mate, ZZ didn't win those titles on his own. ZZ was great, but Messi is greater IMO. Messi is the greatest player I've ever seen - and I'm onld enough to remember Pele in the 1970 World Cup and El Diego in the 80s.
Federer can be a great soccer player but to expect him to be as great as Messi is highly unlikely, let alone better. And Messi wouldn't be a great tennis player(too small) had he chose to play tennis. They both are great in their own sport, however, Federer is more dominant in tennis than Messi is in soccer. Very few athletes were more dominant than Federer(ie Gretzky, Rice)
Zidane's better and more beautiful to watch.
Ronaldo best forward of the last decade, Messi and Ronaldinho right up there with him though with Messi soon surpassing due to consistency and lack of injuries.