Ronaldo Picks Between Benzema & Mbappe

The Portugal legend recently welcomed ex-Manchester United colleague Rio Ferdinand into his home for a wide-ranging interview that has since been posted on his new YouTube channel. 

In a game of ‘Who Is Better’, Ferdinand tasked Ronaldo with picking between a variety of top players, with Ryan Giggs, David Beckham, Paul Scholes and Sergio Ramos among the names thrown at him. 

After choosing Benzema over United legend Giggs, the next name Ferdinand gave to the five-time Ballon d’Or winner was Mbappe, who joined Real Madrid as a free agent in July. 

Ronaldo was quick to pick the 25-year-old France international over his long-time teammate Benzema, an opinion that has sparked debate online. 

The Al Nassr talisman shared a dressing room with Benzema in Madrid for nine years, after they joined Los Blancos in the same transfer window in 2009. 

Ronaldo’s departure to Juventus in 2018 eventually marked the end of their fruitful on-field relationship, with Benzema taking over from the Portuguese forward’s responsibilities at the Santiago Bernabeu.

The Frenchman’s goalscoring abilities helped Real to several titles, including the 2021/22 UEFA Champions League trophy, while he also got his hands on the 2022 Ballon d’Or award.