Antonio Cassano is well known for his sharp language, and after finishing his interesting career, he still stayed connected to the game, indirectly. He makes occasional appearances on Christian Vieri’s Twitch channel and gives his opinion on various football topics. And while Cristiano Ronaldo played for Juventus, he was often the subject of conversation between Vieri’s guests, of which Cassano is a regular. And in time, the Portuguese apparently became so annoyed with critics from the former Roma, Real, Sampdoria, Milan and Inter forward, that he actually sent him message, demanding respect. Cassano: “In Real, I was eating Nutella like crazy”But what did Cassano really said which annoyed Ronaldo so much? First of all, former Roma forward kept saying that the Portuguese is selfish and that “he only cares if he scores”. And when Ronaldo’s agent Jorge Mendes claimed the Manchester United star should win the Ballon d’Or, Cassano said that for him, Ronaldo is not even among top five players of all time, naming Lionel Messi, Pele, Diego Maradona, Johan Cruyff and the Brazilian Ronaldo ahead of him. And Cassano claims that he got an angry text message from former Juventus forward. “Cristiano wrote to me on WhatsApp asking for more respect after everything he’s won, all the goals he’s scored and for what he represents. I’m not afraid to tell the truth, I’ll face the whole world, from the Pope to the last person on earth. I told Cristiano Ronaldo that it’s not disrespect to say that only one Ronaldo exists and it’s the Fenomeno, and that Messi is much better than him. That’s not disrespect. I was telling the truth, facts, that Messi is much better than him and there’s only one Ronaldo” explained Cassano on Christian Vieri’s Twitch channel.(1.40) MANCHESTER UNITED (5.30) YOUNG BOYS (8.00)Former Real forward explained how Ronaldo got his number in the first place and revealed what was in the messages. “I called Gigi Buffon and asked him if he had given my number to someone. He confirmed that he gave my number to the press officer at Juventus and he gave it to Cristiano. He sent me messages saying: ‘I have a lot of money, I’ve scored more than 750 goals – you’ve only scored 150 in your entire career.’ I said what I think and it’s just a personal opinion. I thought about why a person does something like that. Cristiano Ronaldo has everything, he should live serene, calm and relaxed instead of listening to what people say about him. He should follow Lionel Messi’s example – he’s a person who doesn’t give a damn what the world thinks. He sent me a message, honestly it’s the truth. Gigi Buffon knows it well, Gigi laughed about it. Chiellini knows too.” said former Real forward. “Ronaldo doesn’t care if others score, he’s selfish”Cassano’s wife Carolina gave birth to the couple’s second son in 2013, and Cassano said he had named his son Lionel “in honour of the greatest player of all time, my idol.” We don’t know if Ronaldo knows about Antonio’s love with Messi…
