tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211222972528647631.post-21063406783168038832007-12-27T11:19:00.000-08:002007-12-27T11:24:08.950-08:00<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_u4tyQTy0UMg/R3LjHc5ykQI/AAAAAAAAAx8/keCwCkj3Ifk/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148427041195069698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_u4tyQTy0UMg/R3LjHc5ykQI/AAAAAAAAAx8/keCwCkj3Ifk/s320/1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Cristiano Ronaldo is a better player than Kaka and will soon become the world's greatest sportsman, according to Manchester United assistant boss Carlos Queiroz.<br /><br />Portugal winger Ronaaldo, 22, last week finished third behind winner Kaka at FIFA's world player of the year awards.<br /><br />But Queiros said in the Sunday Mirror: 'During my career, I have worked with some of the world's finest players like (Zinedine) Zidane, Ronaldo of Brazil, Raul, Luis Figo and Roberto Carlos.<br /><br />'Yet, I can honestly say, I have never seen such a football creation like Cristiano Ronaldo. </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><br />'Kaka has been named European Footballer of the Year and World Player of the Year, but in my opinion Ronaldo is better.<br /><br />'The only thing that Kaka has that Cristiano doesn't is a Champions League title.'<br /><br />Queiroz believes Ronaldo, last season's Footballer of the Year in England, will soon bear comparison the all-time sporting greats.<br /><br />He said: 'Cristiano will not only become the biggest sporting attraction in England, but also in Europe and the rest of the world.<br /><br />'He will be a world star in football like Michael Jordan was in basketball. </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">'That is because both of these sporting greats share the same skill level in their different fields. 'They have both been blessed with a genius that has never been seen before.'</span>Marianoreply@blogger.com