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Former Spain and Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has opened up on the rivalry between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Gerard Pique, a former teammate of Lionel Messi at Barcelona and Cristiano Ronaldo at Manchester United has offered insights into Messi's mindset during their Ballon d'Or-winning rivalry with Ronaldo.
Despite the intense competition between the two footballing legends, Pique asserts that Messi was never "obsessed" with Ronaldo's achievements.
Messi, who has clinched the prestigious Ballon d'Or award eight times compared to Ronaldo's five, remained focused on his own game rather than fixating on his rival's success.
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Pique told talkSPORT: “He wasn’t that type of guy. He was very team-focused, although he was getting all the first page in all the newspapers and radios and TV.“
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"He was very close with all of us and he was just focused on winning titles like the Champions League and these kinds of things because he was the best."
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"Then he was winning the Ballon d’Or but it wasn’t something that was a priority for him.”
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