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Former Italy defender, Giorgio Chiellini has named the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi as the toughest players he ever faced in the game of football.<\/p>\n
Chiellini also picked Juventus legend, Gianluigi Buffon as the best goalkeeper in the history of the game.<\/p>\n
\u201cBuffon is the best goalkeeper in the history of football, while, depending on your viewpoint, Cristiano is among the top two, three, four or five in the history of the sport,\u201d Chiellini told FIFA\u2019s official website.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is definitely in the pantheon of football greats.\u201d<\/p>\n
He continued, \u201cThe toughest ones I\u2019ve faced are Messi and Ronaldo himself. A lot of people ask me, \u2018 Who is better: Messi or Ronaldo?\u2019, a bit like you might with LeBron James and Michael Jordan. I don\u2019t see it as a competition, both are at the top.\u201d<\/p>\n
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