Can anyone even still entertain the Messi v Ronaldo debate?

“Is there anyone alive who honestly believes not just that Ronaldo’s a better plater, but that there’s any sort of debate at all?”

This is the question batted around by Lawrence Ostlere and Miguel Delaney for today’s episode of Copa Independent after Messi’s stunning hat-trick for Arentina as they took on Algeria at the World Cup.

Listen to the full episode, ‘Messi v Ronaldo? The debate was always absurd’, on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, or watch on YouTube.

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