ROY PLAYS WILDE CARD
Daily Star|February 26, 2022
ROY PLA ROY HODGSON waded philosophically into the debate that’s split football for 15 years – and chose Oscar Wilde ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
MIKE WALTERS
ROY PLAYS WILDE CARD

The former England coach takes relegation-haunted Watford to Old Trafford hoping Ronaldo has an “off-day” or, better still, Manchester United interim boss Ralf Rangnick will leave him out altogether.

But when asked whether he would pick CR7 (five Ballon d’Or awards) or Messi (seven) as the finest player this century, Hodgson replied: “Oscar Wilde – all comparisons are odious.

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